Beaver Creek | |
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Native name | Amochkhanne (Delaware) |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Bucks |
Township | Tinicum, Nockamixon, Bridgeton |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 40°32′14″N 75°7′20″W / 40.53722°N 75.12222°W |
• elevation | 540 feet (160 m) |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 40°28′50″N 75°8′49″W / 40.48056°N 75.14694°W |
• elevation | 226 feet (69 m) |
Length | 4.76 miles (7.66 km) |
Basin size | 6.83 square miles (17.7 km2) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Beaver Creek → Tinicum Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay |
River system | Delaware River |
Bridges | Lonely Cottage Road, Lonely Cottage Road, Strocks Grove Road, Rocky Ridge Road, Byers Road, Clay Ridge Road |
Beaver Creek (Lenape name - Amochkhanne, Amoch=beaver, khanne=creek) is a tributary of Tinicum Creek in Bridgeton, Nockamixon, and Tinicum Townships in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The creek is part of the Delaware River watershed.[1]