Houghs Creek (Hough Creek) is a tributary of the

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, contained wholly within Upper Makefield Township.

History

Houghs Creek is named for the first settler on the creek, Richard Hough. It is shown on the Homes map of 1682-1684 as flowing through the Hough tract, but his name was spelled as 'Richard Huffe'.MacReynolds, George, ''Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania'', Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, p. 199

Statistics

Houghs Creek was added to the

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as identification number 1192637 on 2 August 1979. The Pennsylvania Gazatteer of Stream identifies Houghs Creek as number 02958.

Course

Houghs Creek is the most southerly stream in Upper Makefield Township, beginning from the southwest side of the township at an elevation of , it flows generally eastward, receiving three unnamed tributaries from the right bank before reaching its confluence at the Delaware's 140.60

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at an elevation of , resulting in an average slope of ., about below

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Municipalities

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** Upper Makefield Township

Crossings and bridges

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