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Rodges Run (Delaware River tributary)

Coordinates: 40°34′24″N 75°11′32″W / 40.57333°N 75.19222°W / 40.57333; -75.19222
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Rodges Run
Map showing location of Rodges Run
Map showing location of Rodges Run
Rodges Run
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
TownshipDurham
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates40°33′57″N 75°12′46″W / 40.56583°N 75.21278°W / 40.56583; -75.21278
 • elevation395 feet (120 m)
Mouth 
 • coordinates
40°34′24″N 75°11′32″W / 40.57333°N 75.19222°W / 40.57333; -75.19222
 • elevation
128 feet (39 m)
Length1.32 miles (2.12 km)
Basin features
ProgressionRodges Run → Delaware River
River systemDelaware River
BridgesCross Road, Mine Hill Road, Pennsylvania Route 611 (Easton Road)
Slope202.27 feet per mile (38.309 m/km)

Rodges Run is a tributary of the Delaware River in Durham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania in the United States.

Statistics

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Rodges run was entered into the Geographic Names Information System by the U.S. Geological Survey on 30 August 1990 as identification number 1212006. It has a length of 1.32 miles (2.12 km); its headwaters rises at an elevation of 395 feet (120 m) and meets its confluence at the Delaware River's 173.1 River Mile at an elevation of 128 feet (39 m) for a total elevation drop of 267 feet (81 m) which give Rodges Run a slope of 202.27 feet per mile (19.8 meters per kilometer).[1]

Course

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Rodges Run rises near the center of Durham Township east of Lehnenberg, and runs generally east northeast, then skirts south and east around an elevation before it drains into the Pennsylvania Canal (Delaware Division).[2][3]

Geology

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Rodges Run rises in a bed of Hornblende Gneiss laid down during the Precambrian, the hornblende is mixed in with labradorite, the grains are about 1 to 2 mm in diameter. Then it moves into a bed of the Leithsville Formation consisting of dolomite, calcareous shale, and chert.[4]

Crossings and Bridges

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Crossing NBI Number Length Lanes Spans Material/Design Built Reconstructed Latitude Longitude
Cross Road - - - - - - - - -
Lehnenberg Road and Mine Hill Road (western end of intersection) 44439 30.8 feet (9.4 m) 2 1 Concrete Culvert 2007 - 40°34'18"N 75°11'42"W
Lehnenberg Road and Mine Hill Road (eastern end of intersection) 44439 30.8 feet (9.4 m) 2 1 Concrete Culvert 2007 40°34'24"N 75°11'36"W
Pennsylvania Route 611 (Easton Road) - - - - - - - - -

See also

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rodges Run
  2. ^ "GNIS Feature Search". TNM download. U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. ^ MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P340.
  4. ^ "Pennsylvania Geological Survey". PaGEODE. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  5. ^ "UglyBridges". www.uglybridges.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2017.