Unami Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
accessed April 1, 2011

tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...

Perkiomen Creek Perkiomen Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks, Lehigh, and Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania.Gertler ...

in Lehigh, Bucks, and Montgomery counties in eastern and southeastern

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. Unami Creek is named for the

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Unami language Unami () is an Algonquian languages, Algonquian language initially spoken by the Lenape people in the late 17th century and the early 18th century, in the southern two-thirds of present-day New Jersey, southeastern Pennsylvania, and the northern ...

().Bright, William (2004). ''Native American Place Names in the United States''. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pg. 531, citing

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vol. 15, pp. 236-237 The creek originates in Lower Milford Township in

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and then crosses into Milford Township and Marlborough Township, and joins Perkiomen Creek near Perkiomenville. It was formerly called Swamp Creek. The name now applies to the current day West Swamp Creek.

Bridges

* Sutch Road Bridge in Marlborough Township ''Note:'' This includes * Swamp Creek Road Bridge ''Note:'' This includes

References

Tributaries of the Schuylkill River Rivers of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-river-stub

Bridges

See also

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