Английская Википедия:Houghs Creek (Delaware River tributary)
Houghs Creek (Hough Creek) is a tributary of the Delaware River in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, contained wholly within Upper Makefield Township.[1]
History
Houghs Creek is named for the first settler on the creek, Richard Hough. It is shown on the Homes map of 1682-1684 as flowing through the Hough tract, but his name was spelled as 'Richard Huffe'.[2]
Statistics
Houghs Creek was added to the Geographic Names Information System database of the U.S. Geological Survey as identification number 1192637 on 2 August 1979.[1] The Pennsylvania Gazatteer of Stream identifies Houghs Creek as number 02958.[3]
Course
Houghs Creek is the most southerly stream in Upper Makefield Township, beginning from the southwest side of the township at an elevation of Шаблон:Convert, it flows generally eastward, receiving three unnamed tributaries from the right bank before reaching its confluence at the Delaware's 140.60 river mile at an elevation of Шаблон:Convert, resulting in an average slope of Шаблон:Convert.,[3] about Шаблон:Convert below Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania.
Municipalities
Crossings and bridges
| Crossing | NBI Number | Length | Lanes | Spans | Material/Design | Built | Reconstructed | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Road | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Creamery Road | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Highland Road | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Old Dolington Road | 7647 | Шаблон:Convert | 1 | 1 | steel stringer/multi-beam or girder | 1940 | 1985 | 40°16'55.8"N | 74°53'52.1"W |
| Pennsylvania Route 532 (Washington Crossing Road) | 7051 | Шаблон:Convert | 2 | 1 | continuous concrete stringer/multi-beam or girder | 1910 | 1928 | 40°17'2.7"N | 74°52'55.78"W |
| Taylorsville Road | 7318 | Шаблон:Convert | 2 | 1 | concrete tee beam | 1941 | - | 40°16'52.6"N | 74°51'57.7"W |
| Pennsylvania Canal (Delaware Division) and towpath | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania Route 32 (River Road) | 6787 | Шаблон:Convert | 2 | 1 | concrete arch deck | 1933 | - | 40°16'37.8"N | 74°51'34"W |
See also
- List of rivers of Pennsylvania
- List of rivers of the United States
- List of Delaware River tributaries
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, p. 199
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:Cite web
