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 of the
Delaware River
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in the
Poconos
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of eastern
Pennsylvania in the
United States.
[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 before entering
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. It is a prominent feature of
Resica Falls Scout Reservation.
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
*
List of Pennsylvania rivers
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