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Paint Branch is a 17.0-mile-long (27.4 km) tributary [1] stream of the Anacostia River that flows Southeastwards through Montgomery County and Prince George's County, Maryland. Specifically, its primary tributary is of the Northeast Branch , which flows to the Anacostia River, Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay .
The Anacostia Tributary Trail System (ATTS) is a unified and signed system of stream valley trails joining trails along the Anacostia tributaries of Northwest Branch, Northeast Branch, Indian Creek and Paint Branch with a trail along the Anacostia River, set aside and maintained by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C.
Herbert Run is a .413-mile-long (0.665 km) [2] stream that flows through Baltimore County.It is a tributary of the Patapsco River, which flows into the Chesapeake Bay.. Herbert Run divides into two tributaries, East Branch Herbert Run and West Branch Herbert Run, to the north.
The headwaters of the stream originate in the city of Rockville, and the branch flows southwest for 11.2 miles (18.0 km), [1] under the C&O Canal near Swain's Lock, to the Potomac River, which drains to the Chesapeake Bay.
Parts of Muddy Branch flow through Blockhouse Point Conservation Park and the Muddy Branch Stream Valley Park. The Muddy Branch Greenway Trail is a 9 miles (14 km) long natural surface trail that runs from the Potomac River to Darnestown Road. [2] along Muddy Branch. There is a boat ramp on Muddy Branch just before it goes under the C & O canal ...
A variety of stream cleanup and restoration projects have been initiated by D.C. government, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other federal agencies, in cooperation with community organizations such as the Anacostia Riverkeeper, the Anacostia Watershed Society, Groundwork Anacostia, and the Watts Branch Community ...
In Maryland, most of the northern Rock Creek watershed has good to excellent water quality, according to studies conducted by the county government. In 2004, to preserve water quality in partially developed areas, the county imposed restrictions on development (i.e., designation of "Special Protection Areas") in parts of this sub-watershed. [ 6 ]
The Muddy Branch Greenway Trail is a 9 miles (14 km) long natural surface trail that runs from the Potomac River to Darnestown Road in Montgomery County, MD. [1] The trail runs near the course of Muddy Branch , a tributary stream of the Potomac River [ 2 ] that originates in Gaithersburg, Maryland .