Perkiomen 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 drai ...

of the Schuylkill River in Berks, Lehigh and Montgomery counties,

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.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. The water course was also named Perquaminck Creek, on Thomas Holme's 1687 map. The creek begins in Hereford Township, Berks County, initially flows eastward into Upper Milford Township, Lehigh County, and turns southward to reenter Hereford Township before entering Montgomery County. It is from the

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term ''Pakihm Unk'' (pronounced for Pah Keym Unk), which means "cranberry place" in English. The Green Lane Reservoir is formed by a dam on the creek on the north side of Green Lane that backs up water from there to the north of Route 663. Perkiomen Creek joins the Schuylkill River approximately 1.7 miles (2.7 km) downstream of the community of Audubon, the location of the

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wildlife sanctuary Mill Grove Farm, once the estate of 19th-century ornithologist

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. Its largest tributary is

East Branch Perkiomen Creek East Branch Perkiomen Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of Perkiomen Creek in southeast Pennsylvania in the United States.Gertler, Edwar ...

. The

Perkiomen Trail The Perkiomen Trail is a multi-use rail trail along the Perkiomen Creek in Pennsylvania. It begins at the junction with the Schuylkill River Trail near the mouth of the Perkiomen and Valley Forge National Historical Park and ends in Green Lan ...

was established in 2003 as a partnership with the Montgomery County Planning Commission and local governments to provide a walking, jogging, and biking path along the creek that stretches south from Green Lane Reservoir Park to near the Schuylkill River where it meets the Schuylkill River Trail.

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U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
Rivers of Berks County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Pennsylvania Tributaries of the Schuylkill River {{Pennsylvania-river-stub

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