Northkill Creek
| Northkill | |
|---|---|
| Etymology | Kille is middle Dutch for "water channel" |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Cities | Bernville, Pennsylvania, Strausstown, Pennsylvania, Shartlesville, Pennsylvania, New Shaefferstown, Pennsylvania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Blue Mountain, in Pennsylvania |
| Mouth | Tulpehocken Creek |
• location | Pennsylvania, United States |
• coordinates | 40°25′31″N 76°06′45″W / 40.4252°N 76.1124°W |
| Length | 11 mi (18 km) |
| Basin size | 42 sq mi (110 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Wolf Creek |
| • right | Mollhead Creek, Little Northkill Creek |
Northkill Creek is a stream primarily located in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It feeds into Tulpehocken Creek by way of Blue Marsh Lake and covers part of the Schuylkill River and Delaware River watersheds. Northkill Creek and its tributaries are high quality trout streams.