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Antietam Creek (Schuylkill River tributary)

Coordinates: 40°16′58″N 075°50′51″W / 40.28278°N 75.84750°W / 40.28278; -75.84750
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Antietam Creek
Tributary to Schuylkill River
Map of Antietam Creek mouth location
Map of Antietam Creek mouth location
Location of Antietam Creek mouth
Map of Antietam Creek mouth location
Map of Antietam Creek mouth location
Antietam Creek (Schuylkill River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
CityReading
Physical characteristics
SourceLittle Manatawny Creek divide
 • locationpond about 0.25 miles south of Alsace Manor, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°23′27″N 075°51′15″W / 40.39083°N 75.85417°W / 40.39083; -75.85417[1]
 • elevation785 ft (239 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
Southeastern Reading, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°16′58″N 075°50′51″W / 40.28278°N 75.84750°W / 40.28278; -75.84750[1]
 • elevation
157 ft (48 m)[3]
Length10.01 mi (16.11 km)[4]
Basin size17.57 square miles (45.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationSchuylkill River
 • average27.54 cu ft/s (0.780 m3/s) at mouth with Schuylkill River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionSchuylkill RiverDelaware RiverDelaware BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemDelaware River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesAntietam Reservoir
BridgesMexico Road, Antietam Road, Seider Road, Angora Road, Antietam Road (x2), Heidelberg Avenue, Butler Lane, St. Lawrence Avenue, Oley Turnpike Road, Parkview Road, Gibralter Road, US 422

Antietam Creek is a 10.5-mile-long (16.9 km)[6] tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It rises just south of Alsace Manor in Alsace Township. There are several non-named tributaries to the creek. It empties into the Schuylkill just south of Reading.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Antietam Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Antietam Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 1, 2011
  • Birdsboro 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, Department of the Interior, USGS.
  • Fleetwood 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, Department of the Interior, USGS.