North Branch Neshaminy Creek

North Branch Neshaminy Creek
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North Branch Neshaminy Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
TownshipNew Britain
Plumstead
BoroughChalfont
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates40°23′20″N 75°6′13″W / 40.38889°N 75.10361°W / 40.38889; -75.10361
 • elevation400 feet (120 m)
Mouth 
 • coordinates
40°16′56″N 75°12′16″W / 40.28222°N 75.20444°W / 40.28222; -75.20444
 • elevation
239 feet (73 m)
Length10.8 miles (17.4 km)
Basin size31.6 square miles (82 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionNorth Branch Neshaminy Creek → Neshaminy CreekDelaware RiverDelaware Bay
River systemDelaware River
WaterbodiesPeace Valley Reservoir
Slope14.91 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]

  1. ^ MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P256.