Biles_Creek_(Delaware_River_tributary)

Biles Creek (Delaware River tributary)

Biles Creek (Delaware River tributary)

River in Pennsylvania, United States

Biles Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Named for William Biles, who purchased the island later known as Biles Island, consisting of 309 acres (125 ha). Biles arrived in Bucks County on 12 June 1679, three years before the arrival of William Penn.[1]

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The Geographic Name Information System I.D. is 1169615,[2] U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey I.D. is 02938.[3] Biles Creek drains a watershed of 0.25 square miles (0.65 km2), and meets it confluence at the Delaware's 130.55 river mile.

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References

  1. [1]
    Davis, William W. H., The History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1876.
  2. [2]
    "Domestic Names | U.S. Geological Survey". Usgs.gov. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams" (PDF). Lycoming.edu. p. 33. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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