- Source: Bushkill Creek
Bushkill Creek (Dutch for "bushy" or "forest creek") is a 22.1-mile-long (35.6 km) tributary of the Delaware River in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania.
A portion of Bushkill Creek passes through the Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center. The confluence with the Delaware River is in Easton.
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
40.716°N 75.246°W / 40.716; -75.246