Watson Creek is a tributary of Mill Creek (Neshaminy Creek, Delaware River, Wrightstown Township), Bucks County, Pennsylvania.,MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P1. 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, U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey I.D. is 02626.
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.
Geology Appalachian Highlands Division Piedmont Province Gettysburg-Newark Lowland Section Stockton Conglomerate Stockton Formation Beekmantown Group Allentown Formation 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.
Municipalities Buckingham Township
Fishing Watson Creek is listed as a Class D Natural Reproduction Trout Stream by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
Crossings and bridges
Crossing NBI Number Length Lanes Spans Material/Design Built Reconstructed LatitudeLongitudePennsylvania Route 263 (York Road)693021concrete cast-in-place, bituminous surface1952 Mill Road752621concrete arch-deck, concrete span, concrete cast-in-place1912 U.S. Route 202 (Doylestown Buckingham Pike) Church Road
See also List of rivers of Pennsylvania List of rivers of the United States List of Delaware River tributaries
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