Resica Falls

Big Bushkill Creek (Bush Kill on federal maps[1]) is a 30.1-mile-long (48.4 km)[2] tributary of the Delaware River in the Pocono Mountains region of Northeastern Pennsylvania.[3]

It originates from Pecks Pond 41°16′51″N 75°05′14″W / 41.2808°N 75.0872°W / 41.2808; -75.0872 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.[3]

Tributaries

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

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bush Kill
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 1, 2011
  3. ^ a b Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6

External links

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
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