A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water.... s in Maryland
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A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water.... s in Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east.... (U.S. state
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A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile .... ).
The list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream.
A drainage basin is an extent of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea or ocean....
The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the United States.The Delaware was explored by Adriaen Block as part of the New Netherlands Colony, and was named the South River to mark the southernmost reach of that colony.... Drainage Basin
The Christina River is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 35 miles long, in northern Delaware in the United States, also flowing through small areas of southeastern Pennsylvania and northeastern Maryland....
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres . It covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface....
The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's drainage basin covers in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.... Eastern Shore
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The Eastern Shore of Maryland is composed of the American state's nine counties that are east of the Chesapeake Bay. They are Caroline County, Maryland, Cecil County, Maryland, Dorchester County, Maryland, Kent County, Maryland, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, Somerset County, Maryland, Talbot County, Maryland, Wicomico County, Maryland, Wor...
The Pocomoke River stretches approximately 73 miles from southern Delaware through southeastern Maryland in the United States. At its mouth, the river is essentially an arm of Chesapeake Bay, whereas the upper river flows through a series of relatively inaccessible wetlands called the Great Cypress Swamp, largely populated by Loblolly Pine,...
Dividing Creek is a tributary of the Pocomoke River on the Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in Wicomico County, Maryland, and forms the boundary between Somerset County, Maryland and Worcester County, Maryland, Maryland....
Nassawango Creek is the largest tributary of the Pocomoke River, located on the Delmarva Peninsula. Older variations on the same name include Nassanongo, Naseongo, Nassiongo, and Nassiungo meaning "[ground] between [the streams]"; early England records have it as Askimenokonson Creek, after a Indigenous people of North America...
The Wicomico River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the eastern shore of Maryland. Approximately 33 mi long, it drains an area of low marshlands and farming country in the middle Delmarva Peninsula....
The Nanticoke River is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in southern Kent County, Delaware, Delaware, flows through Sussex County, Delaware, Delaware, and forms the boundary between Dorchester County, Maryland, Maryland and Wicomico County, Maryland, Maryland....
Marshyhope Creek is a tributary of the Nanticoke River on the Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in Kent County, Delaware, Delaware, and runs through Caroline County, Maryland, Maryland and Dorchester County, Maryland, Maryland....
The Blackwater River is a saltwater river in Dorchester County, Maryland, it is around long. It has many twists and bends. It goes through Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge....
The Little Blackwater River is a tributary of the Blackwater River located in Dorchester County, Maryland.The relatively shallow river is about long and is surrounded by farms....
Slaughter Creek is a large wide saltwater creek that drains into the Little Choptank River. It separates Taylors Island, Maryland from the mainland....
The Choptank River is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in Kent County, Delaware, Delaware, runs through Caroline County, Maryland, Maryland and forms much of the border between Talbot County, Maryland, Maryland on the north, and Caroline County, Maryland and Dorchester County, Maryland on the east an...
The Tred Avon River is a main tributary of the Choptank River in Talbot County, Maryland on Maryland's Eastern Shore. With the colonial port of Oxford, Maryland founded near its mouth between 1666 and 1668, the river served as a major shipping lane in the international tobacco trade until the end of the Revolutionary War, when wheat became...
Tuckahoe Creek is a tributary of the Choptank River on Maryland's Eastern Shore. It is sometimes referred to as the Tuckahoe River. Upstream of Hillsboro, Maryland, it forms the boundary between Caroline County, Maryland and Queen Anne's County, Maryland, passing through Tuckahoe State Park and dividing the small towns of Queen Anne, Marylan...
The Wye River is a branch of the Chesapeake Bay, on the Maryland Eastern Shore of Maryland. It falls within Queen Anne's County, Maryland and Talbot County, Maryland, and joins the Miles River near its mouth to the Eastern Bay....
The Chester River is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It is about long, and its watershed encompasses 368 mi?, which includes 295 mi? of land....
The Chester River is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It is about long, and its watershed encompasses 368 mi?, which includes 295 mi? of land....
The Chester River is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It is about long, and its watershed encompasses 368 mi?, which includes 295 mi? of land....
The Chester River is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It is about long, and its watershed encompasses 368 mi?, which includes 295 mi? of land....
The Elk River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It is about long, and as the most northeastern extension of the Chesapeake Bay estuary, serves as one entrance to the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal....
The Bohemia River is a tributary of the Elk River on the Delmarva Peninsula. It is located in Cecil County, Maryland, Maryland, with its headwaters extending into New Castle County, Delaware, Delaware....
The Susquehanna River is a river located in the northeastern United States. At approximately 444 mi long, it is the longest river on the East Coast of the United States and the 16th longest in the United States....
Deer Creek is a large stream in Maryland that flows through the scenic areas of Harford County, Maryland, and empties into the Susquehanna River, roughly halfway between the Route 95 Bridge and Conowingo Dam....
Octoraro Creek is the last significant tributary of the Susquehanna River. The Octoraro rises as an East and West Branch in Pennsylvania. The East Branch forms the southern half of the border between Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and Chester County, Pennsylvania counties until it crosses the Mason-Dixon line....
Conowingo Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and Cecil County, Maryland.The name of the creek comes from the Lenape language, meaning "at the rapids."...
Broad Creek is a tributary of the lower Susquehanna River located in Harford County, Maryland.Broad Creek originates on the west side of Constitution Road, just south of the Pennsylvania state line....
The Gunpowder River is a river in Maryland, United States. It is formed by the joining of Big Gunpowder Falls and Little Gunpowder Falls. Big Gunpowder begins in the extreme southern part of Pennsylvania's York County, Pennsylvania....
The Gunpowder River is a river in Maryland, United States. It is formed by the joining of Big Gunpowder Falls and Little Gunpowder Falls. Big Gunpowder begins in the extreme southern part of Pennsylvania's York County, Pennsylvania....
The Gunpowder River is a river in Maryland, United States. It is formed by the joining of Big Gunpowder Falls and Little Gunpowder Falls. Big Gunpowder begins in the extreme southern part of Pennsylvania's York County, Pennsylvania....
The Patapsco is a river in central Maryland which flows into the Chesapeake Bay in Baltimore, Maryland. With its South Branch, it forms the northern border of Howard County, Maryland....
The Patapsco is a river in central Maryland which flows into the Chesapeake Bay in Baltimore, Maryland. With its South Branch, it forms the northern border of Howard County, Maryland....
The Jones Falls is a stream in Maryland. It is impounded to create Lake Roland , before running through the city of Baltimore, and finally emptying into the Baltimore Inner Harbor....
The Patapsco is a river in central Maryland which flows into the Chesapeake Bay in Baltimore, Maryland. With its South Branch, it forms the northern border of Howard County, Maryland....
The Patapsco is a river in central Maryland which flows into the Chesapeake Bay in Baltimore, Maryland. With its South Branch, it forms the northern border of Howard County, Maryland....
The Patapsco is a river in central Maryland which flows into the Chesapeake Bay in Baltimore, Maryland. With its South Branch, it forms the northern border of Howard County, Maryland....
The Magothy River runs through Anne Arundel County, Maryland in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is located south of the Patapsco River, and north of the Severn River ....
The Little Magothy River runs through Anne Arundel County, Maryland in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is located south of the Magothy River, and north of the Severn River ....
The Severn River runs through Anne Arundel County, Maryland in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is located south of the Magothy River, and north of the South River ....
The South River runs through Anne Arundel County, Maryland in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is located south of the Severn River , east of the Patuxent River, and north of the West River and Rhode River, and drains to the Chesapeake Bay....
The Rhode River is a tidal tributary of the West River in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It is south of the South River . These are its named tidal creeks and coves starting at the upper end and going clockwise, with a creek or cove that is off another creek listed after &....
The Patuxent River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland. There are three main river drainages for central Maryland: the Potomac River to the west passing through Washington D.C., the Patapsco River to the northeast passing through Baltimore, and the Patuxent River between the two....
The Patuxent River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland. There are three main river drainages for central Maryland: the Potomac River to the west passing through Washington D.C., the Patapsco River to the northeast passing through Baltimore, and the Patuxent River between the two....
The Patuxent River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland. There are three main river drainages for central Maryland: the Potomac River to the west passing through Washington D.C., the Patapsco River to the northeast passing through Baltimore, and the Patuxent River between the two....
The Patuxent River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland. There are three main river drainages for central Maryland: the Potomac River to the west passing through Washington D.C., the Patapsco River to the northeast passing through Baltimore, and the Patuxent River between the two....
Hawlings River is a major tributary of the Patuxent River in Montgomery County, Maryland, Maryland. The drainage basin covers an area of about 28 mi?....
The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic Ocean coast of the United States. The river is approximately 383 statute miles long, with a Drainage basin of about 14,700 square miles ....
The St. Marys River is a river, approximately 22 mi long, in southern Maryland in the United States. It rises in southern Saint Mary's County, Maryland, and flows to the southeast through Great Mills, Maryland, widening into a tidal estuary near St....
The Port Tobacco River is a tributary of the Potomac River located in Charles County, Maryland, Maryland in the United States. The river is approximately 8.5 miles in length....
Nanjemoy Creek is a tidal tributary of the Potomac River in Charles County, Maryland, Maryland, USA. There is a large Great Blue Heron rookery located at Nanjemoy Creek....
Mattawoman Creek is a coastal plain tributary to the tidal Potomac River with a mouth at Indian Head, Maryland, twenty miles downstream of Washington, D.C....
Pomonkey Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River, near Bryans Road, Maryland. It is named for one of the Native Americans in the United States tribes living in the area....
Piscataway Creek is a tidal tributary of the Potomac River in Prince George's County, Maryland, Maryland. Piscataway Creek enters the Potomac River at Fort Washington, Maryland....
Oxon Creek is a tributary stream of the Potomac River that straddles the border between Washington, D.C. and Prince George's County, Maryland, Maryland....
The Anacostia River is a river that flows about 8.4 mi from Prince George's County, Maryland in Maryland, United States and through Washington, D.C....
The Anacostia River is a river that flows about 8.4 mi from Prince George's County, Maryland in Maryland, United States and through Washington, D.C....
Paint Branch is a stream that flows through Montgomery County, Maryland and Prince George's County, Maryland. It is a tributary of the Northeast Branch, which flows to the Anacostia River, Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay....
The Anacostia River is a river that flows about 8.4 mi from Prince George's County, Maryland in Maryland, United States and through Washington, D.C....
Sligo Creek is a free-flowing tributary of the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River. The creek is approximately 8.3 mile long, with a drainage area of about 11.6 square miles ....
Rock Creek is a free-flowing tributary of the Potomac River, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean via the Chesapeake Bay. The Creek is about 33 miles long, with a drainage area of about 76.5 square mile ....
Little Falls Branch, a tributary stream of the Potomac River, is located in Montgomery County, Maryland, Maryland. In the 19th century, the stream was also called Powder Mill Branch. It drains portions of Bethesda, Maryland, Somerset, Maryland, Friendship Heights, and the District of Columbia, flows under the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal,...
Cabin John Creek is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland, Maryland. The drainage basin covers an area of 24.9 mi?....
Rock Run is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland, Maryland. The headwaters of the stream rise in the village of Potomac, Maryland, and the creek flows southeast for about 5.5 miles to the Potomac River....
Watts Branch is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland, Maryland. The headwaters of the stream originate in the city of Rockville, Maryland, and the branch flows southwest for about 10 miles, under the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal near Swain's Lock, to the Potomac River, which drains to the Chesapeake Bay....
Muddy Branch is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland, Maryland, located about northwest of Washington, DC. The headwaters of the stream originate in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and the stream flows southwest for about , through Muddy Branch Park and Blockhouse Point Conservation Park, under the Chesapeake and O...
Little Seneca Creek is located in Montgomery County, Maryland, Maryland roughly 18 miles to the northwest of Washington, D.C. The Stream drains portions of Clarksburg, Maryland, Germantown, Maryland, and Boyds, Maryland....
Broad Run is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland, Maryland. The headwaters of the stream originates west of the town of Poolesville, Maryland, and the creek flows southward for about 5 miles to the Potomac River....
The Little Monocacy River is a tributary stream of the Potomac River. Despite its name, the stream does not feed into the Monocacy River. The Little Monocacy is located almost entirely in Montgomery County, Maryland, Maryland and enters the Potomac just downstream from where the Monocacy enters the Potomac....
The Monocacy River is a free-flowing tributary of the Potomac River, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean via the Chesapeake Bay. The river is approximately 58 statute miles long, with a drainage area of about 744 square mile ....
Ballenger Creek is a tributary of the Monocacy River in Frederick County, Maryland. The headwaters of the creek are located in the east slope of Catoctin Mountain, about 3 miles west of Frederick, Maryland....
Linganore Creek is a major tributary of the Monocacy River in Frederick County, Maryland. The stream is formed from the confluence of the north and south forks of the Linganore, located about 10 miles east-northeast of Frederick, Maryland....
Carroll Creek is a tributary of the Monocacy River in Frederick County, Maryland. The headwaters of the creek are located southeast of Gambrill State Park....
Double Pipe Creek is a major tributary of the Monocacy River in Carroll County, Maryland and Frederick County, Maryland in Maryland, located several miles north and west of Westminster, Maryland....
Middle Creek is a tributary of Toms Creek in Pennsylvania and Maryland in the United States.Middle Creek is born on the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and from there flows through Adams County, Pennsylvania and Frederick County, Maryland to join Toms Creek near Emmitsburg, Maryland....
Marsh Creek is a tributary of the Monocacy River in south central Pennsylvania and north central Maryland in the United States. Marsh Creek and Rock Creek join below Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and the Gettysburg Battlefield to form the Monocacy River....
Rock Creek is a tributary of the Monocacy River in south central Pennsylvania and north central Maryland in the United States. Rock Creek and Marsh Creek join below Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and the Gettysburg Battlefield to form the Monocacy River....
Catoctin Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River located in Frederick County, Maryland, Maryland, USA. Catoctin Creek enters the Potomac River east of Brunswick, Maryland....
Little Catoctin Creek is a small tributary of the Potomac River in Frederick County, Maryland. The creek starts south of Burkittsville, Maryland and flows to the southeast, passing north of Brunswick, Maryland before emptying into the Potomac River near Lander, Maryland....
Antietam Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River located in south centralPennsylvania and western Maryland in the United States, a region known as Hagerstown Valley....
Conococheague Creek, a tributary of the Potomac River, is a free flowing stream that originates in Pennsylvania and empties into the Potomac River in Maryland....
Licking Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River in Pennsylvania and Maryland in the United States.Licking Creek is born on the west slope of Tuscarora Mountain, near Cowans Gap State Park, flows through eastern Fulton County, Pennsylvania and a corner of Franklin County, Pennsylvania in Pennsylvania, and then enters Washington County, Mar...
Fifteenmile Creek is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in the U.S. states of Maryland and Pennsylvania. The creek enters the Potomac River through Maryland's Green Ridge State Forest....
The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic Ocean coast of the United States. The river is approximately 383 statute miles long, with a Drainage basin of about 14,700 square miles ....
Evitts Creek is a tributary stream of the Potomac River#North Branch Potomac River in the U.S. states of Pennsylvania and Maryland. The confluence of Evitts Creek and the North Branch Potomac River is located two miles east of Cumberland, Maryland, Maryland....
Wills Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River#North Branch Potomac River in Pennsylvania and Maryland in the United States.Wills Creek drops off the Allegheny Mountains of southeastern Somerset County, Pennsylvania, and enters the North Branch Potomac River at Cumberland, Maryland....
Georges Creek is a tributary stream of the Potomac River#North Branch Potomac River in Western Maryland. The creek has its headwaters near Frostburg, Maryland and empties into the North Branch Potomac River at Westernport, Maryland all in western Allegany County, Maryland, Maryland....
The Savage River is a river located in Garrett County, Maryland, Maryland and is the first major tributary of the Potomac River#North Branch Potomac River from its source....
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. It is approximately 981 miles long and is located in the eastern United States.... Drainage Basin
The Casselman River is a tributary of the Youghiogheny River in western Maryland and Pennsylvania in the United States.The Casselman River rises atop the plateau of western Maryland and then follows a great arc across the Laurel Highlands of Somerset County, Pennsylvania to the appropriately named community of Confluence, Pennsylvania, whe...
The Anacostia River is a river that flows about 8.4 mi from Prince George's County, Maryland in Maryland, United States and through Washington, D.C....
Antietam Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River located in south centralPennsylvania and western Maryland in the United States, a region known as Hagerstown Valley....
Ballenger Creek is a tributary of the Monocacy River in Frederick County, Maryland. The headwaters of the creek are located in the east slope of Catoctin Mountain, about 3 miles west of Frederick, Maryland....
The Blackwater River is a saltwater river in Dorchester County, Maryland, it is around long. It has many twists and bends. It goes through Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge....
Broad Run is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland, Maryland. The headwaters of the stream originates west of the town of Poolesville, Maryland, and the creek flows southward for about 5 miles to the Potomac River....
The Casselman River is a tributary of the Youghiogheny River in western Maryland and Pennsylvania in the United States.The Casselman River rises atop the plateau of western Maryland and then follows a great arc across the Laurel Highlands of Somerset County, Pennsylvania to the appropriately named community of Confluence, Pennsylvania, whe...
Cabin John Creek is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland, Maryland. The drainage basin covers an area of 24.9 mi?....
Catoctin Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River located in Frederick County, Maryland, Maryland, USA. Catoctin Creek enters the Potomac River east of Brunswick, Maryland....
The Chester River is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It is about long, and its watershed encompasses 368 mi?, which includes 295 mi? of land....
The Choptank River is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in Kent County, Delaware, Delaware, runs through Caroline County, Maryland, Maryland and forms much of the border between Talbot County, Maryland, Maryland on the north, and Caroline County, Maryland and Dorchester County, Maryland on the east an...
The Christina River is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 35 miles long, in northern Delaware in the United States, also flowing through small areas of southeastern Pennsylvania and northeastern Maryland....
Conococheague Creek, a tributary of the Potomac River, is a free flowing stream that originates in Pennsylvania and empties into the Potomac River in Maryland....
The Elk River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It is about long, and as the most northeastern extension of the Chesapeake Bay estuary, serves as one entrance to the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal....
Georges Creek is a tributary stream of the Potomac River#North Branch Potomac River in Western Maryland. The creek has its headwaters near Frostburg, Maryland and empties into the North Branch Potomac River at Westernport, Maryland all in western Allegany County, Maryland, Maryland....
The Gunpowder River is a river in Maryland, United States. It is formed by the joining of Big Gunpowder Falls and Little Gunpowder Falls. Big Gunpowder begins in the extreme southern part of Pennsylvania's York County, Pennsylvania....
Hawlings River is a major tributary of the Patuxent River in Montgomery County, Maryland, Maryland. The drainage basin covers an area of about 28 mi?....
The Jones Falls is a stream in Maryland. It is impounded to create Lake Roland , before running through the city of Baltimore, and finally emptying into the Baltimore Inner Harbor....
Licking Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River in Pennsylvania and Maryland in the United States.Licking Creek is born on the west slope of Tuscarora Mountain, near Cowans Gap State Park, flows through eastern Fulton County, Pennsylvania and a corner of Franklin County, Pennsylvania in Pennsylvania, and then enters Washington County, Mar...
Little Falls Branch, a tributary stream of the Potomac River, is located in Montgomery County, Maryland, Maryland. In the 19th century, the stream was also called Powder Mill Branch. It drains portions of Bethesda, Maryland, Somerset, Maryland, Friendship Heights, and the District of Columbia, flows under the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal,...
The Little Monocacy River is a tributary stream of the Potomac River. Despite its name, the stream does not feed into the Monocacy River. The Little Monocacy is located almost entirely in Montgomery County, Maryland, Maryland and enters the Potomac just downstream from where the Monocacy enters the Potomac....
Little Seneca Creek is located in Montgomery County, Maryland, Maryland roughly 18 miles to the northwest of Washington, D.C. The Stream drains portions of Clarksburg, Maryland, Germantown, Maryland, and Boyds, Maryland....
The Magothy River runs through Anne Arundel County, Maryland in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is located south of the Patapsco River, and north of the Severn River ....
Marshyhope Creek is a tributary of the Nanticoke River on the Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in Kent County, Delaware, Delaware, and runs through Caroline County, Maryland, Maryland and Dorchester County, Maryland, Maryland....
Mattawoman Creek is a coastal plain tributary to the tidal Potomac River with a mouth at Indian Head, Maryland, twenty miles downstream of Washington, D.C....
Middle Creek is a tributary of Toms Creek in Pennsylvania and Maryland in the United States.Middle Creek is born on the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and from there flows through Adams County, Pennsylvania and Frederick County, Maryland to join Toms Creek near Emmitsburg, Maryland....
The Monocacy River is a free-flowing tributary of the Potomac River, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean via the Chesapeake Bay. The river is approximately 58 statute miles long, with a drainage area of about 744 square mile ....
Muddy Branch is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland, Maryland, located about northwest of Washington, DC. The headwaters of the stream originate in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and the stream flows southwest for about , through Muddy Branch Park and Blockhouse Point Conservation Park, under the Chesapeake and O...
Nanjemoy Creek is a tidal tributary of the Potomac River in Charles County, Maryland, Maryland, USA. There is a large Great Blue Heron rookery located at Nanjemoy Creek....
The Nanticoke River is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in southern Kent County, Delaware, Delaware, flows through Sussex County, Delaware, Delaware, and forms the boundary between Dorchester County, Maryland, Maryland and Wicomico County, Maryland, Maryland....
Octoraro Creek is the last significant tributary of the Susquehanna River. The Octoraro rises as an East and West Branch in Pennsylvania. The East Branch forms the southern half of the border between Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and Chester County, Pennsylvania counties until it crosses the Mason-Dixon line....
Paint Branch is a stream that flows through Montgomery County, Maryland and Prince George's County, Maryland. It is a tributary of the Northeast Branch, which flows to the Anacostia River, Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay....
The Patapsco is a river in central Maryland which flows into the Chesapeake Bay in Baltimore, Maryland. With its South Branch, it forms the northern border of Howard County, Maryland....
The Patuxent River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland. There are three main river drainages for central Maryland: the Potomac River to the west passing through Washington D.C., the Patapsco River to the northeast passing through Baltimore, and the Patuxent River between the two....
Piscataway Creek is a tidal tributary of the Potomac River in Prince George's County, Maryland, Maryland. Piscataway Creek enters the Potomac River at Fort Washington, Maryland....
The Pocomoke River stretches approximately 73 miles from southern Delaware through southeastern Maryland in the United States. At its mouth, the river is essentially an arm of Chesapeake Bay, whereas the upper river flows through a series of relatively inaccessible wetlands called the Great Cypress Swamp, largely populated by Loblolly Pine,...
The Port Tobacco River is a tributary of the Potomac River located in Charles County, Maryland, Maryland in the United States. The river is approximately 8.5 miles in length....
The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic Ocean coast of the United States. The river is approximately 383 statute miles long, with a Drainage basin of about 14,700 square miles ....
The Rhode River is a tidal tributary of the West River in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It is south of the South River . These are its named tidal creeks and coves starting at the upper end and going clockwise, with a creek or cove that is off another creek listed after &....
Rock Creek is a free-flowing tributary of the Potomac River, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean via the Chesapeake Bay. The Creek is about 33 miles long, with a drainage area of about 76.5 square mile ....
Rock Run is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland, Maryland. The headwaters of the stream rise in the village of Potomac, Maryland, and the creek flows southeast for about 5.5 miles to the Potomac River....
The St. Marys River is a river, approximately 22 mi long, in southern Maryland in the United States. It rises in southern Saint Mary's County, Maryland, and flows to the southeast through Great Mills, Maryland, widening into a tidal estuary near St....
The Savage River is a river located in Garrett County, Maryland, Maryland and is the first major tributary of the Potomac River#North Branch Potomac River from its source....
The Severn River runs through Anne Arundel County, Maryland in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is located south of the Magothy River, and north of the South River ....
The South River runs through Anne Arundel County, Maryland in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is located south of the Severn River , east of the Patuxent River, and north of the West River and Rhode River, and drains to the Chesapeake Bay....
Sligo Creek is a free-flowing tributary of the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River. The creek is approximately 8.3 mile long, with a drainage area of about 11.6 square miles ....
The Susquehanna River is a river located in the northeastern United States. At approximately 444 mi long, it is the longest river on the East Coast of the United States and the 16th longest in the United States....
Tuckahoe Creek is a tributary of the Choptank River on Maryland's Eastern Shore. It is sometimes referred to as the Tuckahoe River. Upstream of Hillsboro, Maryland, it forms the boundary between Caroline County, Maryland and Queen Anne's County, Maryland, passing through Tuckahoe State Park and dividing the small towns of Queen Anne, Marylan...
Watts Branch is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland, Maryland. The headwaters of the stream originate in the city of Rockville, Maryland, and the branch flows southwest for about 10 miles, under the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal near Swain's Lock, to the Potomac River, which drains to the Chesapeake Bay....
The Wicomico River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the eastern shore of Maryland. Approximately 33 mi long, it drains an area of low marshlands and farming country in the middle Delmarva Peninsula....
Wills Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River#North Branch Potomac River in Pennsylvania and Maryland in the United States.Wills Creek drops off the Allegheny Mountains of southeastern Somerset County, Pennsylvania, and enters the North Branch Potomac River at Cumberland, Maryland....
The Wye River is a branch of the Chesapeake Bay, on the Maryland Eastern Shore of Maryland. It falls within Queen Anne's County, Maryland and Talbot County, Maryland, and joins the Miles River near its mouth to the Eastern Bay....