Ironworks Creek


Ironworks Creek is a tributary of Mill Creek in Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, part of the Neshaminy Creek, and of the Delaware River watersheds.

Statistics

Rising near Richboro, Ironworks creek flows in a generally south and southeasterly course passing through Springfield Lake finally meeting its confluence at Mill Creek's 1.90 river mile, its watershed is approximately.
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection designation is 02526.
US Geological Survey designation is 1192672.

Tributaries

Ironworks Creek has three unnamed tributaries, one of which joins within the Churchville Reservoir, a lake constructed in 1942 by damming up a section of the creek. The Churchville Nature Center, a facility of the Bucks County Parks and Recreation that operates a 55 acre environmental education center and nature preserve adjacent to the reservoir, works on protecting the 700+ acres of the watershed formed around the Ironworks Creek.

Geology

Ironworks Creek lies within the Stockton Formation, a sedimentary layer of rock laid down during the Triassic. Mineralogy includes sandstone, arkosic sandstone, siltstone, shale, and mudstone.

Municipalities

The stream and it tributaries lie wholly within Northampton Township.

Crossings and Bridges

CrossingNBI NumberLengthLanesSpansMaterial/DesignBuiltReconstructedLatitudeLongitude
Pennsylvania Route 532 ---------
Chinquapin Road720821Prestressed concrete Box Beam or Girder1966201540°10'25.6"N74°59'22"W
Lower Holland Road763121Cast-in-place concrete Stringer/Multi-beam or girder1952-40°11'54.5"N75°0'39.3"W
Bustleton Pike---------
Willow Road762921Prestressed concrete Box Beam or Girders1962197740°11'59.66"N75°0'43.5"W
Tanyard Road---------
Second Street Pike---------
Pennsylvania Route 332 ---------