Town Creek (Patuxent River)
Encyclopedia
Town Creek is a tributary
of the Patuxent River
in Saint Mary's County, Maryland
.
on the east side of Maryland Route 235
. The creek flows north about 2 miles (3.2 km) to the Patuxent River, which drains to the Chesapeake Bay
. The watershed
area of the creek is 829 acres (3.4 km²).
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Patuxent River
Patuxent River
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...
in Saint Mary's County, Maryland
Saint Mary's County, Maryland
Saint Mary's County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland.As of 2010, the population was 105,151. Its county seat is Leonardtown...
.
Geography
The headwaters are located in the community of California, MarylandCalifornia, Maryland
California is a census-designated place and community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 9,307 at the 2000 census. California continues to grow with the spread of population out from the older adjacent community of Lexington Park and the growth in both...
on the east side of Maryland Route 235
Maryland Route 235
Maryland Route 235 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Three Notch Road, the state highway runs between its southern intersection with MD 5 in Ridge and its northern intersection with MD 5 near Mechanicsville...
. The creek flows north about 2 miles (3.2 km) to the Patuxent River, which drains to the Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
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...
. The watershed
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
area of the creek is 829 acres (3.4 km²).
See also
- List of Maryland rivers
- Town Creek (Potomac River)Town Creek (Potomac River)Town Creek is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in the U.S. states of Maryland and Pennsylvania. The creek is formed from the confluence of Sweet Root Creek and Elk Lick Creek, about south of Buchanan State Forest in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Town Creek flows south along the base of...
- Town Creek (Tred Avon River)Town Creek (Tred Avon River)Town Creek is a tributary of the Tred Avon River in Talbot County on Maryland's Eastern Shore.-Geography:The headwaters are located in Oxford and the creek flows north to the Tred Avon River, which drains to the Choptank River and the Chesapeake Bay...