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Rock Run (Martins Creek)

Rock Run is a tributary of Martins Creek in Lower Makefield Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in the United States.

Statistics

Rock Run was entered into the Geographic Names Information System of the U.S. Geological Survey on 2 August 1979 as identification number 1185276. It is also listed in the Pennsylvania Gazatteer of Streams as identification number 02922.

Course

Rock Run rises near Big Oak Road and Stony Hill Road in the southern portion of Lower Makefield Township at an elevation of approximately 150 feet (46 m) and is generally east oriented until river mile 2.87 where it makes a 90° turn to the right flowing south as it receives a tributary from the left. After about a mile it then turns east, then south and southwest until it discharges at Martins Creek's 3.20 river mile.

Geology

Rock Run rises in the Felsic Gneiss formation laid during the Precambrian, light buff to pink and medium to fine grained rock, mineralogy includes quartz, microcline, pyroxene, and biotite. As it flows east, it runs into the Pensauken and Bridgeton Formations laid down during the Tertiary period, yellow to reddish brown feldspathic quartz sand, coarse gravel, and boulder. Then it finally flows into the Trenton Gravel Formation from the Quaternary, consisting of feldspathic quartz sand which is reddish brown, yellow, and white, with some beds of gravel.

Crossings and Bridges

Crossing NBI Number Length Lanes Spans Material/Design Built Reconstructed Latitude Longitude
Stony Hill Road - - - - - - - - -
David Terrace - - - - - - - - -
Esther Lane - - - - - - - - -
Derbyshire Road - - - - - - - - -
Makefield Road - - - - - - - - -
Big Oak Road 7198 10 metres (33 ft) 2 2 Concrete slab 1955 - 40°12'32"N 74°49'8.64"W
Kent Drive - - - - - - - - -
Valley Road - - - - - - - - -
Alden Avenue 7606 8 metres (26 ft) 2 1 Prestressed concrete box beam or girders - multiple 1962 - 40°12'17.1"N 74°48'41"W
West Trenton Avenue 7219 9 metres (30 ft) 2 1 Concrete continuous stringer/multi-beam or girder 1920 1940 40°12'6.2"N 74°48'33.8"W
Pine Grove Road 7310 10 metres (33 ft) 2 1 Concrete Tee beam 1957 - 40°11'57.2"N 74°48'10.27"W
U.S. Route 1 (Lincoln Highway) 6746 10 metres (33 ft) 3 1 Prestressed concrete box beam or girders - single or spread 1954 1985 40°11'49.1"N 74°47'53.25"W
SEPTA Railroad - - - - - - - - -
Newbold Road 7355 18 metres (59 ft) 2 2 Concrete Tee Beam 1954 - 40°11'36.7"N 74°47'53.93"W
Tyburn Road 7184 26 metres (85 ft) 2 2 Concrete tee beam 1954 - 40°10'50.2"N 74°48'24.87"W

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock Run
  2. ^ paGazetteerOfStreams, lycomingedu, p119, I.D. 02922 (PDF)
  3. ^ "GNIS Feature Search". TNM download. U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Pennsylvania Geological Survey". PaGEODE. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  5. ^ "National bridges". www.nationalbridges.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2018.