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The Schuylkill River (/ ˈ s k uː l k ɪ l / SKOOL-kil, locally / ˈ s k uː k ə l / SKOO-kəl) is a river in eastern Pennsylvania. It flows for 135 miles (217 km) [3] from Pottsville southeast to Philadelphia , where it joins the Delaware River as one of its largest tributaries.
- 135 mi (217 km)
- Delaware River
- East Branch Schuylkill River
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny River. The Allegheny River is a 325-mile-long headwater stream of the Ohio River that runs from its headwaters just below the middle of Pennsylvania’s northern border, northwesterly into New York, then in a zigzag southwesterly across the border and through Western Pennsylvania to join the Monongahela River at the Forks of the Ohio at Point State Park in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- Monongahela River. The Monongahela River, sometimes referred to locally as the Mon, is a 130-mile-long river on the Allegheny Plateau in north-central West Virginia and Southwestern Pennsylvania.
- Schuylkill River. The Schuylkill River is a river running northwest to southeast in eastern Pennsylvania, flowing for 135 miles from Pottsville to Philadelphia, where it joins the Delaware River as one of its largest tributaries.
- Clarion River. The Clarion River, a tributary of the Allegheny River, is approximately 110 mi long and flows through narrow serpentine valleys and hardwood forests in west central Pennsylvania.
Located where the river descends from the elevation of the Pennsylvania Piedmont to the low-lying Atlantic Coastal Plain, the area had long been the most famous natural attraction in the vicinity of Philadelphia.
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Schuylkill River Map. Schuylkill River History. Schuylkill River Trail. Schuylkill River Philadelphia. Philadelphia Schuylkill River Boathouse Row. The Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is a river that runs northwest to southeast in eastern Pennsylvania.
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