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
- Inner Harbor from the Baltimore Aquarium.jpg
The Inner Harbor viewed from the Baltimore Aquarium
- Liberty Reservoir Aerial.jpg
Aerial view of the southernmost section of Liberty Reservoir.
- Herbert Run cleanup.jpg
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.
- 2016-08-12 15 49 22 View north along Interstate 895 (Baltimore Harbor Tunnel) in Baltimore City, Maryland.jpg
View north along Interstate 895 (Baltimore Harbor Tunnel) in Baltimore City, Maryland
- Fort McHenry Tunnel Bore 2.jpg
Bore 2 (southbound) of the Fort McHenry Tunnel in Baltimore, Maryland.
- I-395-Downtown Baltimore.JPG
A view of I-395, a spur of I-95 which travels into downtown Baltimore. M&T Bank Stadium and Camden Yards are visible.
- Thomas-viaduct-2011.jpg
Thomas Viaduct in Patapsco Valley State Park, Maryland, USA
- Patapsco Swinging Bridge 2020a.jpg
Patapsco Swinging Bridge over the Patapsco River in Maryland in 2020
- Patterson Viaduct Footbridge 2020a.jpg
Patterson Viaduct Footbridge over the Patapsco River in Maryland in 2020
Related pages
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.