Ironworks Creek
# Ironworks Creek

Ironworks Creek is a tributary of Mill Creek in Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, part of the Neshaminy Creek, and of the Delaware River watersheds.

## Statistics

Rising near Richboro, Ironworks creek flows in a generally south and southeasterly course passing through Springfield Lake finally meeting its confluence at Mill Creek's 1.90 river mile, its watershed is approximately 6.33 square miles (16.4 $km^2).$

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection designation is 02526. US Geological Survey designation is 1192672.

## Tributaries

Ironworks Creek has three unnamed tributaries, one of which joins within the Churchville Reservoir, a lake constructed in 1942 by damming up a section of the creek. The Churchville Nature Center, a facility of the Bucks County Parks and Recreation that operates a 55 acre environmental education center and nature preserve adjacent to the reservoir, works on protecting the 700+ acres of the watershed formed around the Ironworks Creek.

## Geology

Ironworks Creek lies within the Stockton Formation, a sedimentary layer of rock laid down during the Triassic. Mineralogy includes sandstone, arkosic sandstone, siltstone, shale, and mudstone.

## Municipalities

The stream and it tributaries lie wholly within Northampton Township.

## Crossings and Bridges

| Crossing | NBI Number | Length | Lanes | Spans | Material/Design | Built | Reconstructed | Latitude | Longitude |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania Route 532 (Buck Road) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chinquapin Road | 7208 | 15 metres (49 ft) | 2 | 1 | Prestressed concrete Box Beam or Girder | 1966 | 2015 | 40°10'25.6"N | 74°59'22"W |
| Lower Holland Road | 7631 | 33.1 metres (109 ft) | 2 | 1 | Cast-in-place concrete Stringer/Multi-beam or girder | 1952 | - | 40°11'54.5"N | 75°0'39.3"W |
| Bustleton Pike | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Willow Road | 7629 | 9 metres (30 ft) | 2 | 1 | Prestressed concrete Box Beam or Girders | 1962 | 1977 | 40°11'59.66"N | 75°0'43.5"W |
| Tanyard Road | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Second Street Pike | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania Route 332 (Almshouse Road) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
