Big Bushkill Creek Explained

Big Bushkill Creek (Bush Kill on federal maps) is a 30.1adj=midNaNadj=mid^[1] tributary of the Delaware River in the Pocono Mountains region of Northeastern Pennsylvania.^[2]

It originates from Pecks Pond 41.2808°N -75.0872°W 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 Monroe County. It is a prominent feature of Resica Falls Scout Reservation.

Bush Kill joins the Delaware River at the village of Bushkill.^[2]

Tributaries

There are at least five unnamed tributaries to the Bush Kill; named tributaries include:

• 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

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations

Notes and References

1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011
2. Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004.