Watson_Creek_(Neshaminy_Creek,_Delaware_River)

Watson Creek (Pennsylvania)

Watson Creek (Pennsylvania)

River in Pennsylvania, United States

For other uses, see Watson Creek.

Watson Creek is a tributary of Mill Creek (Neshaminy Creek, Delaware River, Wrightstown Township), Bucks County, Pennsylvania.,[1] contained totally in Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania flows to its confluence with Lahaska Creek to form Mill Creek. The Geographic Name Information System I.D. is 1190689,[2] U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey I.D. is 02626.[3]

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History

Watson Creek was named for the Watson family. Henry Watson was the owner of a large farm at the source who had three grist mills and a sawmill.

Course

Watson Creek rises a short distance east of Doylestown Borough meandering generally south-southeast then turns and flows northeastward to Mill Creek's 6.05 river mile where it is joined by Lahaska Creek.[4]

Geology

Watson Creek begins in the Stockton Conglomerate, laid down during the Triassic, mineralogy includes conglomerate of quartz cobbles and boulders, and sandstone. Next, it flows through the Stockton Formation, also from the Triassic, consisting of sandstone, arkose sandstone, shale, siltstone, and mudstone. Next, it passes through the Beekmantown Group, deposited during the Ordovician, and consists of limestone and dolomite with some chert and calcite. Lastly, it meets with the Lahaska Creek in the Allentown Formation, which was deposited during the Cambrian, consisting of dolomite, limestone, chert, siltstone, with some oölites, stromatolites, and sharpstone.[5]

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Fishing

Watson Creek is listed as a Class D Natural Reproduction Trout Stream by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.[6]

Crossings and bridges

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P1.
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  3. [3]
    "Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams" (PDF). Lycoming.edu. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Buckingham Township · Pennsylvania". Google.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Pennsylvania Geological Survey". PaGEODE. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on April 11, 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
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    "ArcGIS Web Application". Pfbc.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  7. [7]
    "National Bridge Inventory Data". UglyBridges. James Baughn. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
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