Flood Plain Information, Mill Creek and Ironworks Creek, Bucks County, pennsylvania.

Abstract

Portions of Northampton, Upper Southampton and Lower Southampton Townships, Bucks County, Pa. which were subject to flooding from Mill Creek and Ironworks Creek are described in this study. The properties along these floodplains were severely damaged by the floods of August 19, 1955 and July 23, 1938. This report includes the history of flooding in these areas and provides description thru maps, photographs, profiles and cross sections. Since the publication of this FPI report, other Flood Insurance studies have been undertaken and should also be consulted for more current information.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA101591

Entities

Organizations

  • Philadelphia District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Defense
  • Climate Change
  • Dams
  • Drainage Basins
  • Engineers
  • Flood Control
  • Flood Damage
  • Flood Hazards
  • Flood Plains
  • Floods
  • Geography
  • Sea Level
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Topography
  • United States
  • Water Supplies

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