Paunnacussing Creek

Paunnacussing Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River contained wholly within Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It rises from a pond north of Mechanicsville in Buckingham Township and drains into the Delaware at Bull Island just upstream of Lumberville in Solebury Township.

Paunnacussing Creek Milton Creek
Paunnacussing Creek
Native name	Paunakkus-sing (Unami) Punkus-sing (Unami)
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Bucks
Township	Buckingham Solebury
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	40°21′12″N 75°4′32″W
• elevation	390 feet (120 m)
Mouth
• coordinates	40°24′32″N 75°2′27″W
• elevation	72 feet (22 m)
Length	5.39 miles (8.67 km)
Basin size	7.87 square miles (20.4 km2)
Basin features
Progression	Paunnacussing Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay
River system	Delaware River
Landmarks	Lumberville
Bridges	Indian Spring Road Wellsford Lane Street Road Carversville Road Fleecy Dale Road Old Carversville Road Pennsylvania Route 32 (River Road) Pennsylvania Canal (Delaware Division) aqueduct.
Slope	59 feet per mile (11.2 m/km)
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System

History

The original inhabitants of the area of Paunnacussing Creek were the Lenape people. Later, it became a part of the Province of Pennsylvania in 1681. The first mention of the stream was on Cutler's resurvey in 1703. At one time there were several mills along the creek as evidenced by dams along the waterway, which were damaged or destroyed during the great flood of 3 August 1885, which caused severe damage in the village of Carversville, washed out local roads, and destroyed the aqueduct carrying the Delaware Canal over the creek. The cost of replacing the aqueduct was $10,000.^[1]

Statistics

The Geographic Name Information System I.D. is 1183392,^[2] U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey I.D. is 03093. The creek's watershed is 7.87 square miles (20.4 km²), and it meets its confluence with the Delaware river's 155.60 river mile at an elevation of 72 feet (22 m).^[3]

Course

Paunnacussing Creek rises from a pond north of Mechanicsville at an elevation of 390 feet (120 m) and starts out northwest oriented, then northeast, turns northwest, and back to northeast. At Carversville, it picks up two unnamed tributaries, one from the right bank, then one from the left. Then is northeast oriented until it passes under the Delaware Canal aqueduct and meets with the Delaware River just upstream of Lumberville across from Bull's Island at an elevation of 72 feet (22 m), resulting in an average slope of 59 feet per mile (11.2 m/km).

Geology

Paunnacussing Creek lies in the Stockton Formation of bedrock consisting of arkosic sandstone, buff to light-gray, and red to purple-red sandstone, shale, siltstone, and mudstone laid down during the Triassic.

Municipalities

• Bucks County
  • Solebury Township
  • Buckingham Township

Crossings and Bridges

Crossing	NBI Number	Length	Lanes	Spans	Material/Design	Built	Reconstructed	Latitude	Longitude
Indian Spring Road	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wellsford Lane	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Street Road	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Carversville Road	7103	13 metres (43 ft)	2	2	arch-deck masonry	-	2011	40°23'11.1"N	75°3'45.7"W
Fleecy Dale Road	7111	21 metres (69 ft)	2	2	arch-deck masonry	-	-	40°23'15.6"N	75°3'46"W
Old Carversville Road	7545	16 metres (52 ft)	1	1	steel stringer/multi-beam or girder	1931	1986	40°23'34.8"N	75°3'26.2"W
Pennsylvania Route 32 (River Road)	41338	14 metres (46 ft)	2	1	prestressed concrete box beam or girders-multiple	2001	-	40°24'27.8"N	75°2'31.92"W
Pennsylvania Canal (Delaware Division) aqueduct	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

See also

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