Sacony Creek (historically Saucony Creek) is a
[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 drai ...
of
Maiden Creek
Maiden Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks County, Pennsylvania.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', S ...
in
Berks County
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The Schuylkill River, a tributary of the Delaware River, ...
,
Pennsylvania
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in the
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. It flows through the borough of
Kutztown, and is the main water source there. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission stock trout into the creek annually.
Sacony is a name derived from a Native American language purported to mean "place of outlet".
The
Kutz Mill and
Kutz's Mill Bridge are located on Sacony Creek in
Greenwich Township.
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Sacony Creek joins Maiden Creek at the community of
Virginville.
[Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. ]
The shoe manufacturer
Saucony
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is named after Sacony Creek, as the company was founded on the banks of the Sacony in 1898, in Kutztown.
See also
*
List of rivers of Pennsylvania
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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
Rivers of Pennsylvania
Tributaries of the Schuylkill River
Rivers of Berks County, Pennsylvania
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