- Perkiomen Creek
Perkiomen Creek is a
tributary of theSchuylkill River in Montgomery County,Pennsylvania in theUnited States .Perkiomen Creek (Lenape for "muddy waters" or "where the cranberries grow") joins the Schuylkill River approximately 1.7 miles (2.7 km) downstream of the community of Audubon, the location of the
National Audubon Society wildlife sanctuary "Mill Grove Farm", once the estate of 19th-century ornithologistJohn James Audubon . Its largest tributary isEast Branch Perkiomen Creek .The
Perkiomen Trail was established in 2003 as a partnership with the Mongtomery County Planning Commission and local governments to provide a walking, jogging, and biking path along the creek that stretches south from Green Lane Resiviour Park toValley Forge where it meets theSchuylkill River Trail .ee also
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List of Pennsylvania rivers References
*Gertler, Edward. "Keystone Canoeing", Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6
External links
* [http://waterdata.usgs.gov/pa/nwis/current/?type=flow U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations]
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