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Despite Heavy Rains, Neshaminy Creek Avoids Spilling Banks

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Tom Sofield
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

The Neshaminy Creek stayed within its banks in Lower Bucks County after several days of heavy storms, including ones that caused flooding in the upper end of the county.

As of Monday afternoon, the Neshaminy Creek at the U.S. Geological Survey gauge by Playwicki Park in Middletown was below flood stage and the waterway was flowing smoothly toward the Delaware River.

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About 15 miles upstream, the Neshaminy Creek left its banks at Kelly Park in Chalfont and was higher than usual at Second Street Pike in Wrightstown.

The Neshaminy Creek Monday afternoon along Newportville Road in Bristol Township.
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.