Antietam Creek (Schuylkill River tributary) explained

Antietam Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Schuylkill River
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Antietam Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Antietam Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Berks
Subdivision Type4:City
Subdivision Name4:Reading
Length:10.01miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Schuylkill River
Discharge1 Avg:27.54cuft/s at mouth with Schuylkill River[2]
Source1:Little Manatawny Creek divide
Source1 Location:pond about 0.25 miles south of Alsace Manor, Pennsylvania
Source1 Coordinates:40.3908°N -75.8542°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:785feet[4]
Mouth Location:Southeastern Reading, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:40.2828°N -75.8475°W
Mouth Elevation:157feet[5]
Progression:Schuylkill RiverDelaware RiverDelaware BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:Delaware River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Waterbodies:Antietam Reservoir
Bridges:Mexico 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 10.5adj=midNaNadj=mid[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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 27 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Antietam Creek Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 27 August 2021.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Antietam Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 27 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 27 August 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 27 August 2021 . en.
  6. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011