Wicomico River
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The Wicomico River is the name of two rivers in Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

 in the United States
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  • The Wicomico River (Maryland eastern shore)
    Wicomico River (Maryland eastern shore)
    The Wicomico River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the eastern shore of Maryland. It drains an area of low marshlands and farming country in the middle Delmarva Peninsula. The name "Wicomico" derives from the words wicko mekee, meaning "a place where houses are built," apparently...

    , in Wicomico County, Maryland, on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay
  • The Wicomico River (Potomac River)
    Wicomico River (Potomac River)
    The Wicomico River is a tributary of the lower tidal portion of the Potomac River located in the U.S. state of Maryland south of Washington, DC. The river empties into the Potomac at Cobb Island and St. Margaret's Island. The Wicomico's watershed drains of Charles, St. Mary's, and southern Prince...

    , a tributary of the Potomac River in south central Maryland

See also

  • Great Wicomico River
    Great Wicomico River
    The Great Wicomico River is a river in the U.S. state of Virginia, located approximately northeast of Richmond. In 1864, during the American Civil War, one of the torpedo boats of Admiral David Dixon Porter's fleet ran into the Great Wicomico River and was captured.-Geography:The Great Wicomico...

    , a tributary of Chesapeake Bay in eastern Virginia
  • Little Wicomico River
    Little Wicomico River
    The Little Wicomico River is a river in the United States state of Virginia. The river, mostly tidal, lows into Chesapeake Bay at the junction of the south shore of the Potomac River, which is also the Maryland-Virginia boundary, with Chesapeake Bay....

    , a tributary of Chesapeake Bay in eastern Virginia
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