Neshaminy Creek
| Neshaminy Creek | |
|---|---|
Neshaminy Creek in Tyler State Park | |
| Etymology | The place where we drink twice |
| Native name | Nishamening (Unami) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bucks |
| Township | New Britain Doylestown Warwick Buckingham Wrightstown Northampton Newtown Middletown Lower Southampton Bensalem Bristol |
| Borough | Chalfont New Britain Langhorne Hulmeville |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 40°16′59″N 75°12′19″W / 40.28306°N 75.20528°W |
| • elevation | 220 feet (67 m) |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 40°4′26″N 74°54′32″W / 40.07389°N 74.90889°W |
• elevation | 0 feet (0 m) |
| Length | 40.7 mi (65.5 km) |
| Basin size | 232 sq mi (600 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Neshaminy Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay |
| River system | Delaware River |
| Landmarks | Wilma Quinlin Nature Preserve Twin Streams Park Lenape Bike and Hiking Path Castle Valley Park Central Park-Kids Castle Bridge Point Park Dark Hollow Diamond Ridge Day Camp Middle Bucks Institute of Technology Tyler State Park Bucks County Community College George School Core Creek Park Playwicki Park Playwicki Farm Park Idlewood Neshaminy State Park |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | North Branch Neshaminy Creek Cooks Run Mill Creek Newtown Creek Core Creek |
| • right | West Branch Neshaminy Creek Mill Creek Little Neshaminy Creek Mill Creek |
| Slope | 5.7 feet per mile (1.08 m/km) |
Neshaminy Creek is a 40.7-mile-long (65.5 km) stream that runs entirely through Bucks County, Pennsylvania, rising south of the borough of Chalfont, where its north and west branches join. Neshaminy Creek flows southeast toward Bristol Township and Bensalem Township to its confluence with the Delaware River.
The name "Neshaminy" originates with the Lenni Lenape and is thought to mean "place where we drink twice". This phenomenon refers to a section of the creek known as the Neshaminy Palisades, where the course of the water slows and changes direction at almost a right angle, nearly forcing the water back upon itself. These palisades are located in Dark Hollow Park, operated by the county, and are flanked by Warwick Township to the south and Buckingham Township to the north.