Ontelaunee / Maiden Creek

They are one and the same.  Ontelaunee Creek starts at Route 309 at the base of the ridge in Lehigh County.  It then flows southwesterly, picking up smaller tributaries and becoming larger.  It is then named Maiden Creek when it enters Berks County near Kempton.  It continues its southwest migration into Lake Ontelaunee, where it is the sourced out by the Reading Area Water Authority as drinking water for the greater Reading area.  The water that doesn't make it into the drining water system continues downstream until it reaches the Schuylkill River just below Leesport.

Kistler Creek

Enters the Maiden Creek Northeast of Kempton.

Stony Run

Enters the Maiden Creek Southeast of Kempton

Pine Creek

This creek drains the eastern side of Hawk Mountain and the Appalachian Train from approximately Dans Pulpit to the Pinnacle.  Rausch Creek flows down from the base of Hawk Mountain and Owls Head and enters Pine Creek along Pine Creek road and is part of the Pine Creek Sub-basin.  Pine Creek then enters the Maiden Creek from the Northeast about 5 miles north of Lenhartsville.

Furnace Creek

This creek drains the southside of the Hawk Mountain area that encompasses The Pulpit Rock.  Furnace Creek flows into the Hamburg Reservoir and continues in a southeasterly direction until it enters the Maiden Creek in Lenhartsville.

Sacony Creek

This creek originates from the southside of the Oley Hills which is in the Federally designated Pennsylvania Highlands.  It is 17.5 miles in length with a section being designated as Exceptional Value by the PA DEP.  It is the drinking water for the town of Kutztown.  Sacony Creek and Sacony Marsh are listed as high priority sites for protection in the Berks County Open Space and Recreation Plan, the Maiden Creek Watershed Conservation Plan, and the Berks County Comprehensive Plan.  This creek is also listed in the Berks County Natural Areas Inventory as a high Priority site for protection.  Mill Creek is a major tributary and flows in from Lehigh County near New Smithville. The Sacony then enters the Maiden Creek in Virginville.

Moselem Creek

This creek has its beginnings just southwest of Kutztown.  It flows through some golf courses and right past a quarry.  It follows Route 662 for a short distance and then enters the Maiden Creek just above Lake Ontelunee.

Peters Creek

Is a short, but an Exceptional Value creek that flows directly into Lake Ontelaunee on the south side. 

Bailey Creek

Is also a relatively short creek that flows directly into Lake Ontelaunee on the North Side.  It is hampered by extensive agriculture but we are slowly working and hoping to have this problem fixed.

Willow Creek

Starts from Southeast of Fleetwood and flows just North of the town.  It continues its migration through Blandon and enters the Maiden Creek just before the Route 222 by-pass.