Byberry Creek
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Byberry Creek is a 6 miles (9.7 km) tributary
of Poquessing Creek
in northeastern Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
in the United States
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Byberry Creek is formed from two branches that flow through Northeast Philadelphia
, Wilsons Run and Waltons Run.
The two tributaries join to form the main channel of Byberry Creek near Academy Road adjacent to Archbishop Ryan High School
as seen in aerial images of the area at coordinates 40.086609°N 74.984436°W.
Byberry Creek joins Poquessing Creek approximately one mile before the confluence with the Delaware River
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Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of Poquessing Creek
Poquessing Creek
Poquessing Creek is a creek, a right tributary of the Delaware River, that forms part of the boundary between Bucks County and the northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It has been part of the boundary between Bucks and Philadelphia counties since 1682.The creek arises in Trevose and...
in northeastern Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
in the United States
United States
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Byberry Creek is formed from two branches that flow through Northeast Philadelphia
Northeast Philadelphia
Northeast Philadelphia, nicknamed Northeast Philly, the Northeast and the Great Northeast, is a section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to the 2000 Census, the Northeast has a sizable percentage of the city's 1.547 million people — a population of between 300,000 and 450,000,...
, Wilsons Run and Waltons Run.
- Waltons Run, the western stream, flows across land of the Northeast Philadelphia AirportNortheast Philadelphia AirportNortheast Philadelphia Airport is a public airport located just north of the intersection of Grant Avenue and Ashton Road in the Ashton-Woodenbridge neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia. It is part of the Philadelphia Airport System along with Philadelphia International Airport, and is the...
. - Wilsons Run, the eastern stream, is sometimes considered a continuation of the main stream Byberry Creek.
The two tributaries join to form the main channel of Byberry Creek near Academy Road adjacent to Archbishop Ryan High School
Archbishop Ryan High School
Archbishop Ryan High School is a Roman Catholic high school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA...
as seen in aerial images of the area at coordinates 40.086609°N 74.984436°W.
Byberry Creek joins Poquessing Creek approximately one mile before the confluence with the Delaware River
Delaware River
The Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States.A Dutch expedition led by Henry Hudson in 1609 first mapped the river. The river was christened the South River in the New Netherland colony that followed, in contrast to the North River, as the Hudson River was then...
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