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.

Antietam Creek Tributary to Schuylkill River
Location of Antietam Creek mouth Show map of Pennsylvania Antietam Creek (Schuylkill River tributary) (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Berks
City	Reading
Physical characteristics
Source	Little Manatawny Creek divide
• location	pond about 0.25 miles south of Alsace Manor, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	40°23′27″N 075°51′15″W[1]
• elevation	785 ft (239 m)[2]
Mouth
• location	Southeastern Reading, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	40°16′58″N 075°50′51″W[1]
• elevation	157 ft (48 m)[3]
Length	10.01 mi (16.11 km)[4]
Basin size	17.57 square miles (45.5 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Schuylkill River
• average	27.54 cu ft/s (0.780 m3/s) at mouth with Schuylkill River[5]
Basin features
Progression	Schuylkill River → Delaware River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Delaware River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed 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

See also

• List of Pennsylvania rivers

References

• Birdsboro 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, Department of the Interior, USGS.
• Fleetwood 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, Department of the Interior, USGS.

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