Newtown Creek is a tributary, rising near Stoop Road in Newtown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] It is part of the Delaware River watershed[2] and is located entirely in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.[3] The Newtown Creek Bridge over Centre Avenue was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Newtown Creek
Newtown Creek Bridge
Newtown Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Bucks
Township	Newtown, Middletown
Borough	Newtown
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	40°15′56″N 74°57′51″W
• elevation	320 feet (98 m)
Mouth
• coordinates	40°12′39″N 74°56′34″W
• elevation	69 feet (21 m)
Length	5.66 miles (9.11 km)
Basin size	6.29 square miles (16.3 km2)
Basin features
Progression	Newtown Creek → Neshaminy Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay
River system	Delaware River
Landmarks	All Saints Cemetery, Roberts Ridge Park, Newtown Cemetery, Newtown Creek Bridge, George School
Slope	44.35 feet per mile (8.400 m/km)

Statistics

Newtown Creek rises near Stoopville Road east of Pennsylvania Route 413,[1] flows generally in a southerly direction to its confluence at the Neshaminy Creek's 16.1 river mile[4] passing along the western side of Newtown Borough. Its watershed is approximately 6.29 square miles (16.3 km²).[5]

Tributaries

Newtown Creek has one unnamed tributary on the left bank near Wright's Road.

Geology

• Appalachian Highlands Division
  • Piedmont Province
    • Gettysburg-Newark Lowland Section
      • Lockatong Formation

Newtown Creek rises in the Lockatong Formation, sedimentary rock deposited during the Upper Triassic. Mineralogy includes argillite, shale, some limestone and calcareous shale.

Municipalities

• Middletown Township
• Newtown Township
• Newtown Borough

Crossings and Bridges

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See also

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

References