Bushkill Creek

Tributary of the Delaware River in eastern Pennsylvania

Bushkill Creek (Dutch for "bushy" or "forest creek") is a 22.1-mile-long (35.6 km)[1] tributary of the Delaware River in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania.[2]

A portion of Bushkill Creek passes through the Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center. The confluence with the Delaware River is in Easton.[2]

The stream was historically named Lafever Creek, Lefebres Creek, Lefevres Creek, Lefrever Creek, Leheihan Creek, Lehieton Creek, Tatamys Creek, Tatemy's Creek, or Tattamys Creek.

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 1, 2011
  2. ^ a b Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6
  • DCNR page for Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report
  • U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations

40°42′58″N 75°14′46″W / 40.716°N 75.246°W / 40.716; -75.246


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