Bushkill Creek
Bushkill Creek (Dutch for "bushy" or "forest creek") is a 22.1-mile-long (35.6 km)[1] tributary of the Delaware River in eastern Pennsylvania in the United States.[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[]
- List of Pennsylvania rivers
- List of Delaware River tributaries
References[]
External links[]
- 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
Categories:
- Rivers of Pennsylvania
- Tributaries of the Delaware River
- Rivers of Northampton County, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania geography stubs
- Pennsylvania river stubs