Deep Run (Tohickon Creek tributary)
| Deep Run | |
|---|---|
  Location of Deep Run | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bucks |
| Township | Bedminster, Hilltown |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 40°21′45″N 75°11′37″W / 40.36250°N 75.19361°W |
| • elevation | 590 feet (180 m) |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 40°26′5″N 75°8′19″W / 40.43472°N 75.13861°W |
• elevation | 276 feet (84 m) |
| Length | 7.19 miles (11.57 km) |
| Basin size | 10.2 square miles (26 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Deep Run → Tohickon Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay |
| River system | Delaware River |
| Bridges | Pennsylvania Route 313 (South Dublin Pike) Smith School Road Scott Road Deep Run Road Stone Bridge Road Irish Meetinghouse Road Hill Road Kellers Church Road Quarry Road Rolling Hills Road Pennsylvania Route 611 (Easton Road) |
| Slope | 43.67 feet per mile (8.271 m/km) |
Deep Run is a tributary of Tohickon Creek which is located in Bedminster Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
History[edit]
Deep Run was so named by the first Irish settlers because it was deep compared to its width. The removal of trees at one time and erosion has lessened its depth.
The Deep Run Mennonite Church and Deep Run Presbyterian Church are located in the Deep Run Valley. The Deep Run schoolhouse dates to 1746 when land was deeded to the Mennonites for this purpose, the structure was a log building. It was first used as a meeting house, then when a second structure was built as a meeting house, the first one became a schoolhouse. It was torn down in 1842. The second schoolhouse was built circa 1844. German was taught exclusively until 1850.[1]
Statistics[edit]
Deep Run's GNIS identification number is 1173073, the Pennsylvania Gazatteer of Streams identification number is 03125. The watershed is 10.20 square miles (26.4 km2), and it meets its confluence at the Tohickon Creek's 6.10 river mile. The headwaters of the stream is at an elevation of 590 feet (180 m) and the mouth is at an elevation of 276 feet (84 m), resulting in a slope of 43.67 feet per mile (8.271 m/km).[2][3]
Course[edit]
Deep Run rises just over a half mile south of Dublin west of Pennsylvania Route 313 (Dublin Pike) and is northeast oriented for a short distance where it turns northwest for about a mile, then turns again northeast until it meets with Tohickon Creek near Randts Mill, about a mile from Pipersville.
Geology[edit]
- Appalachian Highlands Division
- Piedmont Province
- Gettysburg-Newark Lowland Section
- Brunswick Formation
- Gettysburg-Newark Lowland Section
- Piedmont Province
Deep Run lies in a band of the Brunswick Formation in the Newark basin formed during the Jurassic and Triassic. Consisting of mudstone, siltstone, reddish-brown shale and some green and some brown shale. Mineralogy includes argillite and hornfels.[4]
Crossings[edit]
| Crossing | NBI Number | Length | Lanes | Spans | Material/Design | Built | Reconstructed | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Route 313 (South Dublin Pike) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Smith School Road | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scott Road | 45289 | 8.2 metres (27 ft) | 2 | 2 | Steel culvert, bituminous surface | 1977 | 2007 | 40°22'60"N | 75°11'15"W |
| Deep Run Road | 43574 | 6.7 metres (22 ft) | 2 | - | Concrete culvert | 2006 | - | 40°22'60"N | 75°11'18"W |
| Stone Bridge Road | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Irish Meetinghouse Road | 7077 | 56.7 metres (186 ft) | 2 | 3 | continuous steel stringer/multi-beam or girder | 1950 | 2008 | 40°26'2"N | 75°8'28"W |
| Hill Road | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kellers Church Road | 45131 | 25 metres (82 ft) | 2 | - | Prestressed concrete box beam or girders-multiple, concrete cast-in-place deck, monolithic concrete surface | 2009 | - | 40°24'45"N | 75°10'32"W |
| Quarry Road | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rolling Hills Road | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania Route 611 (Easton Road) | 7077 | 20.1 metres (66 ft) | 2 | 3 | Continuous steel stringer mult-beam or girder, concrete cast-in-place deck | 1950 | 2008 | 40°26'2"N | 75°8'28"W |
See also[edit]
- List of rivers of the United States
- List of rivers of Pennsylvania
- List of Delaware River tributaries
References[edit]
- ^ MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P97.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deep Run
- ^ http://www.lycoming.edu/cwi/pdfs/paGazetterOfStreams.pdf, page 52.
- ^ "Pennsylvania Geological Survey". PaGEODE. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on April 11, 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2017.