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An NWS tidal gauge on the Chesapeake Bay at Bishop's Head, Maryland, rose into major flooding stage Sunday, hitting 4.41 feet, tying the fifth-highest level at that location, recorded on Dec. 22 ...
The Chesapeake Bay (/ ˈ tʃ ɛ s ə p iː k / CHESS-ə-peek) is the largest estuary in the United States. The bay is located in the Mid-Atlantic region and is primarily separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Delmarva Peninsula, including parts of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and the state of Delaware.
Rock Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River, in the United States, that empties into the Atlantic Ocean via the Chesapeake Bay. The 32.6-mile (52.5 km) creek [1] drains about 76.5 square miles (198 km 2). Its final quarter-mile (400 m) is affected by tides. [2]
The Mallows Bay–Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary lies in an ecotone, a transition zone in the Potomac River where tides fluctuate between 1 and 2 feet (0.3 and 0.6 m) each day, mixing fresh water flowing into the sanctuary from farther up the river with salt water drawn northwards by the tides from the Chesapeake Bay. [25]
Gov. Josh Shapiro must attend the Dec. 10 Chesapeake Bay Executive Council meeting.
Culturally, the Tidewater region usually includes the low-lying plains of southeast Virginia, northeastern North Carolina, southern Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay. [1]The cultural Tidewater region got its name from the effects of the changing tides on local rivers, sounds, and the ocean.
The Patapsco River (/ p ə ˈ t æ p ˌ s k oʊ / pə-TAP-skoh ⓘ) mainstem is a 39-mile (63 km) [1] river in central Maryland that flows into the Chesapeake Bay. The river's tidal portion forms the harbor for the city of Baltimore. With its South Branch, the Patapsco forms the northern border of Howard County, Maryland.
At Cumberland, the river turns southeast. 103 miles (166 km) downstream from its source, [4] the North Branch is joined by the South Branch between Green Spring and South Branch Depot, West Virginia from whence it flows past Hancock, Maryland and turns southeast once more on its way toward Washington, D.C., and the Chesapeake Bay.