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The Schuylkill River, pronounced "''SKOO-kull''" ( of Pennsylvania . The Delaware Indians were the original permanent settlers in the area of a river they called ''Ganshohawanee'' , meaning ''rushing and roaring waters.'', later called ''Schulen-kill'', or as it is pronounced today, Schuylkill, “''skoo-kull''.” The River is approximately 130 Mile s (209 km) long. Its Watershed of around 2000 square miles (5,000 km²) lies entirely within the State of Pennsylvania . The source of its eastern branch starts in the Appalachian Mountains , Tuscarora Springs , near Tamaqua , Schuylkill County ; and the west branch starts near Minersville, Pennsylvania and joins in Pottsville, Pennsylvania , Schuylkill County it becomes one Stream at the town of Schuylkill Haven . Wissahickon Creek joins it in northwest Philadelphia , and the Schuylkill joins the Delaware River , of which it is the largest Tributary , at the site of the former Philadelphia Navy Yard , now the Philadelphia Naval Business Center, just northeast of Philadelphia International Airport . The river was named Schuylkill—"hidden river" in Dutch —by its discoverer, Arendt Corssen of the Dutch West India Company . The name refers to its confluence with the Delaware River at League Island , nearly hidden by dense Vegetation . Major towns and cities on the banks of the river include Pottsville , Schuylkill Haven , Hamburg , Reading , Pottstown , Phoenixville , Norristown , Conshohocken , and Philadelphia . Points of interest located along the river include the Limerick Nuclear Power Plant facility in Limerick , Valley Forge , site of the camp of the American Continental Army over the winter of 1777 – 1778 in the American Revolutionary War in Upper Merion , and Lower Providence townships. Boathouse Row , a landmark set of boathouse facilities in Fairmount Park , Philadelphia that houses several local college-affiliated or independent Crew teams, the former Philadelphia Naval Yard , located near the Schuylkill's confluence with the Delaware River, as well as others. The Dad Vail Regatta , an annual crew competition, is held on the Schuylkill River near Boathouse Row. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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