MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

WATERWAYS

RIVERS

[photo, Fishermen on Potomac River, Point of Rocks, Maryland]

Maryland's riverine system is a complex network of branches, and tributaries, some of which are known both as rivers and creeks. Most rivers in Maryland run into Chesapeake Bay.

At the State level, the Department of the Environment seeks to protect Maryland waterways, including rivers, and the Scenic and Wild Rivers Program is overseen by the State Forest and Park Service of the Department of Natural Resources. In addition, county government units, such as Anne Arundel County's Severn River Commission also provide oversight.

Fishermen on Potomac River, Point of Rocks, Maryland, October 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Anacostia River
Antietam River
Avon River
Back River
Back Wye River
Big Annemessex River
Big Patuxent River
Bird River
Blackwater River
Bohemia River
Bush River
Casselman River
Chester River
Chicamacomico River
Choptank River
Corsica River
Eastern Branch River (part of Anacostia)
Elk River
Front Wye River
Gunpowder River
Hawlings River
Honga River
Hudson River (Little Choptank)
Little Annemessex River
Little Blackwater River
Little Choptank River
Little Magothy River
Little Monocacy River
Little Patuxent River
Little Savage River
Little Youghiogheny River

[photo, Patuxent River with Solomons Island Bridge in distance (from St. Mary's County), Maryland]

Magothy River
Manokin River
Middle River
Middle Patuxent River
Miles River
Monocacy River
Nanticoke River
North Branch Patapsco River
North Branch Potomac River
North River (branch of South River)
Northeast River

Patuxent River with Solomons Island Bridge in distance (from St. Mary's County), Maryland, May 2000. Solomons Island Bridge links Calvert and St. Mary's counties in southern Maryland. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.