Wissahickon Creek
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![Wissahickon Creek near Philadelphia photo by John Moran, c. 1865](/Images/godic/202502/21/MoranWissahockenCreek18650212.jpg")
![Cresheim Creek before it meets Wissahickon Creek.](/Images/godic/202502/21/Cresheim_Creek,_Wissahickon0212.jpg")
Wissahickon Creek is a tributary of the Schuylkill River in Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties, Pennsylvania in the United States.
Wissahickon Creek rises in Montgomery County, runs approximately 23 miles (37 km) passing through and dividing Northwest Philadelphia before emptying into the Schuylkill River at Philadelphia. Its watershed covers about 64 square miles (170 km).