Monocacy Creek (Schuylkill River)

For the Lehigh River tributary, see Monocacy Creek (Lehigh River).

Monocacy Creek [1] is a tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Monocacy Creek joins the Schuylkill at Monocacy Station.

Monocacy is a name derived from a Native American language purported to mean "stream with large beds".[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ GNIS Detail - Monocacy Creek
  2. ↑ Wagner, A. E.; Balthaser, Francis Wilhauer; Hoch, D. K. (1913). The Story of Berks County (Pennsylvania). Eagle Book and Job Press. p. 28.

Coordinates: 40°15′35″N 75°45′54″W / 40.25972°N 75.76500°W / 40.25972; -75.76500


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