Brock Creek is a tributary of Buck Creek, rising in Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and meets its confluence at Buck Creek's 0.60 river mile in Yardley Borough.

Brock Creek
Brock Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Bucks
Township	Lower Makefield
Borough	Yardley
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	40°12′40″N 74°52′35″W
• elevation	140 feet (43 m)
Mouth
• coordinates	40°14′33″N 74°50′41″W
• elevation	49 feet (15 m)
Length	3.34 miles (5.38 km)
Basin size	4.29 square miles (11.1 km2)
Basin features
Progression	Brock Creek → Buck Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay
River system	Delaware River
Bridges	Covington Road Covington Road (second bridge) Heacock Road Stony Hill Road Edgewood Road Sandy Run Road Pennsylvania Route 332 (West Afton Avenue)
Slope	27.25 feet per mile (5.161 m/km)

Statistics

Brock Creek was entered into the Geographic Names Information System of the U.S. Geological Survey as identification number 1170304,[1] U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey I.D. is 02946.[2]

Course

Brock Creek rises near the southwest corner of Lower Makefield Township just east of Interstate 95 at an elevation of 140 feet (43 m), flowing generally east then northeast, turning northerly before it enters Yardley Borough and meets at Buck Creek's 0.60 river mile at an elevation of 49 feet (15 m).

Municipalities

• Bucks County
  • Lower Makefield Township
  • Yardley Borough

Crossings and Bridges

See also

• List of rivers of Pennsylvania
• List of rivers of the United States
• List of Delaware River tributaries

References