Aquashicola Creek (pronounced Ahkwa-SHIK-ola), also known as Aquanchicola Creek, or Aquanshicola Creek, is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of the
Lehigh River
The Lehigh River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Delaware River in eastern Pennsylvania. The river flows in a generally southward pat ...
in the
Poconos of eastern
Pennsylvania
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in the
United States
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.
[Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. ]
The name is derived from the
Lenape
The Lenape (, , or Lenape , del, Lënapeyok) also called the Leni Lenape, Lenni Lenape and Delaware people, are an indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands, who live in the United States and Canada. Their historical territory includ ...
, meaning "where we fish with the bushnet."
The creek rises from a swamp to the southeast of
Saylorsburg, and flows westward between Chestnut Ridge and
Blue Mountain. It meets its major tributary,
Buckwha Creek Buckwha Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of Aquashicola Creek in the Poconos of eastern Pennsylvania in the United States.Gertler, Edward ...
, to the south of
Little Gap and joins the Lehigh River at
Palmerton
Palmerton is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The borough's population was 5,414 at the 2010 census.
Palmerton is located northwest of Allentown and northwest of Philadelphia.
...
.
Tributaries
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Buckwha Creek Buckwha Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of Aquashicola Creek in the Poconos of eastern Pennsylvania in the United States.Gertler, Edward ...
See also
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List of rivers of Pennsylvania
This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Delaware Bay
Chesapeake Bay
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Meniolagomeka Meniolagomeka (also Meniolágoméka) was a Moravian Church settlement of German missionaries and Lenape converts on the Aquashicola Creek near Kunkletown and Smith's Gap in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. Moravian workers included Brothers Bernhard A ...
, former Indian settlement organized by Moravian missionaries
References
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External links
U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
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Tributaries of the Lehigh River
Rivers of Pennsylvania
Pocono Mountains
Rivers of Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Rivers of Monroe County, Pennsylvania