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'''Aquashicola Creek''' (pronounced Ahkwa-SHIK-ola), also known as '''Aquanchicola Creek''', or '''Aquanshicola Creek''', is a {{convert|20.8|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed April 1, 2011</ref> [[tributary]] of the [[Lehigh River]] in the [[The Poconos|Poconos]] of eastern [[Pennsylvania]] in the [[United States]].<ref name = "gertler">Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6</ref> |
'''Aquashicola Creek''' (pronounced Ahkwa-SHIK-ola), also known as '''Aquanchicola Creek''', or '''Aquanshicola Creek''', is a {{convert|20.8|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webcite|url=http://www.webcitation.org/66gupqQDM?url=http%3A%2F%2Fviewer.nationalmap.gov%2Fviewer%2F |date=20120405064010 |dateformat=iso }}, accessed April 1, 2011</ref> [[tributary]] of the [[Lehigh River]] in the [[The Poconos|Poconos]] of eastern [[Pennsylvania]] in the [[United States]].<ref name = "gertler">Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6</ref> |
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The name is derived from the [[Lenape language|Lenape]], meaning "where we fish with the bushnet."<ref name = "gertler"/> The creek rises from a swamp to the southeast of [[Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania|Saylorsburg]], and flows westward between Chestnut Ridge and [[Blue Mountain (Pennsylvania)|Blue Mountain]]. It meets its major tributary, [[Buckwha Creek]], to the south of [[Little Gap, Pennsylvania|Little Gap]] and joins the Lehigh River at [[Palmerton, Pennsylvania|Palmerton]].<ref name = "gertler"/> |
The name is derived from the [[Lenape language|Lenape]], meaning "where we fish with the bushnet."<ref name = "gertler"/> The creek rises from a swamp to the southeast of [[Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania|Saylorsburg]], and flows westward between Chestnut Ridge and [[Blue Mountain (Pennsylvania)|Blue Mountain]]. It meets its major tributary, [[Buckwha Creek]], to the south of [[Little Gap, Pennsylvania|Little Gap]] and joins the Lehigh River at [[Palmerton, Pennsylvania|Palmerton]].<ref name = "gertler"/> |
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Revision as of 20:08, 16 October 2016
Aquashicola Creek (pronounced Ahkwa-SHIK-ola), also known as Aquanchicola Creek, or Aquanshicola Creek, is a 20.8-mile-long (33.5 km)[1] tributary of the Lehigh River in the Poconos of eastern Pennsylvania in the United States.[2]
The name is derived from the Lenape, meaning "where we fish with the bushnet."[2] The creek rises from a swamp to the southeast of Saylorsburg, and flows westward between Chestnut Ridge and Blue Mountain. It meets its major tributary, Buckwha Creek, to the south of Little Gap and joins the Lehigh River at Palmerton.[2]
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References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Template:Webcite, accessed April 1, 2011
- ^ a b c Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6
- "Aquashicola Creek (in Carbon County, PA)". Retrieved 2008-07-05.
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