Schuylkill River


Region Type Maps & Charts (if available, no international)
North America, New England, Atlantic River Schuylkill River

River, c.130 miles long; rises in NE Schuylkill co., E central Pa. (40º46'N 76º01'W); flows SW to Pottsville, then generally SE past Hamburg, Reading, Pottstown, Phoenixville, and Norristown and through city of Philadelphia, passes W of downtown, enters Delaware R., 5 miles S of downtown Philadelphia.

Sources

Robert A. McCaughey

Compiler

Peter Richards

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