Big Bushkill Creek (Bush Kill on federal maps
) is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary
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of the
Delaware River
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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. ]
It originates from
Pecks Pond in
Pike County. It flows south, entering Pickerel Lake and then into Beaver Run Pond. Most of the stream travels through
Delaware State Forest
Delaware State Forest is a Pennsylvania state forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #19. The main offices are located in Swiftwater in Monroe County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
The forest is in several tracts in Monroe a ...
before entering
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* Monroe County, Alabama
*Monroe County, Arkansas
* Monroe County, Florida
* Monroe County, Georgia
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. It is a prominent feature of
Resica Falls Scout Reservation
Resica Falls Scout Reservation is a camp in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania operated by the Cradle of Liberty Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
History
In 1955 the Philadelphia and Valley Forge Councils purchased the property jointly. Dedicat ...
.
Bush Kill joins the Delaware River at the village of
Bushkill.
Tributaries
(There are at least five unnamed tributaries to the Bush Kill)
*Little Bush Kill
*Sand Hill Creek
*Saw Creek
*Spring Run
*Pennel Run
*Dancing Ridge Run
*Utt Run
*High Swamp Run
*Sixteen Mile Run
*Brights Creek
*Beaver Run
*Middle Branch Bush Kill
*Spruce Run
See also
*
Bushkill Falls
Bushkill Falls is a series of eight privately owned waterfalls, the tallest of which cascades over , located in Lehman Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania, Lehman Township, Pennsylvania in the Pocono Mountains. Water of the Little Bush Kill and Po ...
*
List of Pennsylvania rivers
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
*''E ...
References
External links
U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
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Rivers of Pennsylvania
Pocono Mountains
Tributaries of the Delaware River
Rivers of Monroe County, Pennsylvania