Tohickon Creek

Tohickon Creek
A typical view of the creek from Bedminster Township.
Tohickon Creek
pushpin map showing location of Tohickon Creek
pushpin map showing location of Tohickon Creek
Tohickon Creek
Native name
  • Tachan Hoking (Unami)
  • Achtuhhu Ing (Unami)
  • Toh-hick-han
  • Toh-hick-hanne
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
TownshipSpringfield
Richland
Haycock
East Rockhill
Nockamixon
Tinicum
Bedminster
Plumstead
BoroughQuakertown
Physical characteristics
SourceThe Lookout (Springfield Township)
 • coordinates40°30′35″N 75°21′37″W / 40.50972°N 75.36028°W / 40.50972; -75.36028
 • elevation640 feet (200 m)
Mouth 
 • coordinates
40°25′16″N 75°3′41″W / 40.42111°N 75.06139°W / 40.42111; -75.06139
 • elevation
72 feet (22 m)
Length29.5 miles (47.5 km)
Basin size112 square miles (290 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionTohickon Creek → Delaware RiverDelaware Bay
River systemDelaware River
LandmarksHaycock Mountain
Tributaries 
 • leftDimple Creek
Haycock Creek
 • rightMorgan Creek
Threemile Run
Mink Run
Deer Run
Wolf Run
Deep Run
Cabin Run
Geddes Run
WaterbodiesLake Nockamixon
BridgesRocky Valley Road
Povenski Road
Hickon Road
East Cherry Road
California Road
East Pumping Station Road
Pennsylvania Route 212 (Richlandtown Pike)
Erie Road
West Thatcher Road
Richlandtown Road
Covered Bridge Road (Sheard's Mill Covered Bridge)
Pennsylvania Route 563 (Mountain View Drive)
South Park Road
Creamery Road
Farm School Road
Pennsylvania Route 113 (Bedminster Road)
Pennsylvania Route 611 (Easton Road)
Randts Mill Road
Dark Hollow Road
Stover Park Road
Pennsylvania Route 32 (River Road)
Slope19.25 feet per mile (3.646 m/km)

Tohickon Creek is a 29.5-mile-long (47.5 km)[1] tributary of the Delaware River. Located entirely in Bucks County, in southeastern Pennsylvania, it rises in Springfield Township and has its confluence with the Delaware at Point Pleasant. It is dammed to form Lake Nockamixon.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011