Core Creek Park
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Core Creek Park, a county park within Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It sits within Middletown Township on 1,200 acres (4.9 km2). The park surrounds Lake Luxembourg. The park opens at dawn and closes at dusk.
Recreation
Core Creek Park is open for year-round recreation. The park features numerous grills and tables for picnicking and several miles of trails for hiking, horseback riding, walking and biking. Lake Luxembourg is open for fishing, ice fishing and boating. Part of the lake is open in winter months for ice skating. Core Creek Park also has several playgrounds, ball fields, tennis courts and a nature area. [1]
Core Creek Park is home to Core Creek Off Leash Dog Park, a landscaped membership park with separate facilities for large and small dogs, recognized as one of the top dog parks in the east. Amenities include sally ports for each section with member pass access control, running water with spigots for dogs and their handlers, benches, dog waste stations, and agility devices. Members are responsible for cleaning up after their pets. Smoking, food, and beverages and the use of the facilities for training are prohibited.
Watershed
Core Creek Park surrounds Lake Luxembourg, a lake that was created by impounding in 1975. Lake Luxembourg is about 175 acres (0.71 km2). The lake dams Core Creek, which is a tributary of the Neshaminy Creek, which leads to the Delaware River.[2] Lake Luxembourg drains 15.45mi2 of land consisting primarily of agricultural 54%, forested 22%, and residential 17% land. The lake contains ~2149713m3 of water and has a maxiumum depth of the lake is 26ft. There is one industrial discharge upstream of the lake. [3]
In the summer the lake undergoes thermal stratification and cannot support cold-water fish and thus only supports warm-water fish such as catfish, carp, crappie, sunfish, and largemouth bass among others. As of 1995 17 species of fish are known to live in the lake. [3]
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