Patapsco River
The Patapsco River is a river in the state of Maryland in the United States. It is 39 miles (63 kilometres) long.[1] The name "Patapsco" comes from the language of the Algonquian tribe of Native Americans. The Alginquian word pota-psk-ut means "backwater" or "tide covered with froth."[2]
| Patapsco River | |
|---|---|
| Mouth | Chesapeake Bay |
| Mouth elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
The river runs through central Maryland and empties into the Chesapeake Bay. The mouth of the river, where it enters the Chesapeake Bay, serves as the city of Baltimore's Inner Harbor. The river has two tributaries. The North Branch runs north. The South Branch runs east and is the northern border of Howard County, Maryland.
Patapsco River Media
The Inner Harbor viewed from the Baltimore Aquarium
Aerial view of the southernmost section of Liberty Reservoir.
Volunteers at a community cleanup of Herbert Run, a tributary of the Patapsco River running through Arbutus, Maryland
An image of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Taken in Fort Armistead Park.
View north along Interstate 895 (Baltimore Harbor Tunnel) in Baltimore City, Maryland
Bore 2 (southbound) of the Fort McHenry Tunnel in Baltimore, Maryland.
Thomas Viaduct in Patapsco Valley State Park, Maryland, USA
Patapsco Swinging Bridge over the Patapsco River in Maryland in 2020
Patterson Viaduct Footbridge over the Patapsco River in Maryland in 2020
Ilchester Tunnel, Ilchester, Baltimore County and Howard County, Maryland.
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Sources
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2017-08-23 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 1, 2011
- ↑ "Ghosts of industrial heyday still haunt Baltimore's harbor, creeks". Chesapeake Bay Journal. Archived from the original on 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2012-09-08.