North Branch Neshaminy Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Bucks |
Township | New Britain Plumstead |
Borough | Chalfont |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 40°23′20″N 75°6′13″W / 40.38889°N 75.10361°W |
• elevation | 400 feet (120 m) |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 40°16′56″N 75°12′16″W / 40.28222°N 75.20444°W |
• elevation | 239 feet (73 m) |
Length | 10.8 miles (17.4 km) |
Basin size | 31.6 square miles (82 km2) |
Basin features | |
Progression | North Branch Neshaminy Creek → Neshaminy Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay |
River system | Delaware River |
Waterbodies | Peace Valley Reservoir |
Slope | 14.91 feet per mile (2.824 m/km) |
North Branch Neshaminy Creek is one of two main branches of the Neshaminy Creek, the other being the West Branch. Rising in Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, passing through the Peace Valley Park as Lake Galena, then meeting with the West Branch forming the main branch of the Neshaminy.[1]