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List of Chesapeake Bay rivers. This list of Chesapeake Bay rivers includes the main rivers draining into the Chesapeake Bay estuarine complex on the mid-Atlantic eastern coast of the United States, North America. The three largest rivers in order of both discharge and watershed area are the Susquehanna River, the Potomac River, and the James ...
The Chesapeake Bay is the end point of over 150 rivers and streams. [19] The largest rivers flowing directly into the bay, in order of discharge, [20] [21] are: Susquehanna River; Potomac River; James River; Rappahannock River; York River; Patuxent River; Choptank River; For more information on Chesapeake Bay rivers, see the List of Chesapeake ...
The Choptank River is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay and the largest river on the Delmarva Peninsula. [4] Running for 71 miles (114 km), [5] it rises in Kent County, Delaware, runs through Caroline County, Maryland, and forms much of the border between Talbot County, Maryland, on the north, and Caroline County and Dorchester County on the east and south.
The Potomac River (/ pəˈtoʊmək / ⓘ) is a major river in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States that flows from the Potomac Highlands in West Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. It is 405 miles (652 km) long, [ 4 ] with a drainage area of 14,700 square miles (38,000 km 2), [ 5 ] and is the fourth-largest river along the East ...
James River. The James River is a river in Virginia that begins in the Appalachian Mountains and flows from the confluence of the Cowpasture and Jackson Rivers in Botetourt County 348 miles (560 km) [3] to the Chesapeake Bay. [4] The river length extends to 444 miles (715 km) if the Jackson River is included, the longer of its two headwaters ...
Tuscarora Creek (Potomac River tributary) Watts Branch (Anacostia River tributary) Watts Branch (Potomac River tributary) West River. Western Run. Western Run (Gunpowder Falls tributary) Western Branch Patuxent River. Whitemarsh Run. Wicomico River (Maryland eastern shore)
The Susquehanna River (/ ˌsʌskwəˈhænə / SUSS-kwə-HAN-ə; Lenape: Siskëwahane[7]) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, crossing three lower Northeast states (New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland). At 444 miles (715 km) long, it is the longest river on the East Coast of the United States. [8]
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 908-square-mile (2,352 km 2) [1 ...