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Manatawny Creek is an
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of the
Schuylkill River
The Schuylkill River ( , ) is a river running northwest to southeast in eastern Pennsylvania. The river was improved by navigations into the Schuylkill Canal, and several of its tributaries drain major parts of Pennsylvania's Coal Region. It fl ...
in
Pennsylvania
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in the
United States
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.
[Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. ]
Etymology
The name of the creek comes from the
Lenape
The Lenape (, , or Lenape , del, LĂ«napeyok) also called the Leni Lenape, Lenni Lenape and Delaware people, are an indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands, who live in the United States and Canada. Their historical territory includ ...
(or Delaware Indian) term ''Man'en'tau'wata'wik''. Some early sources state that the term translates to "where we drank liquor", but later sources disagree with that interpretation, putting the meaning closer to "here we drink" or "drink-at-uninhabited-place," without reference to liquor.
Course
The tributary
Ironstone Creek joins the Manatawny at
Pine Forge. Manatawny Creek is formed by the confluence of Bieber Creek and Pine Creek just below
Lobachsville.
Manatawny Creek joins the Schuylkill River at
Pottstown in
Montgomery County.
Bridges
* The
Pleasantville Bridge crosses Manatawny Creek at
Oley Township in
Berks County
Berks County ( Pennsylvania German: ''Barricks Kaundi'') is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 428,849. The county seat is Reading.
The Schuylkill River, a tributary of the Delaware River ...
.
See also
*
List of rivers of Pennsylvania
This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Delaware Bay
Chesapeake Bay
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References
External links
U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
Rivers of Pennsylvania
Tributaries of the Schuylkill River
Rivers of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Rivers of Berks County, Pennsylvania
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