Patuxent River
River in Maryland, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the river in Maryland. For the river in Rhode Island, see Pawtuxet River.
The Patuxent River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland. There are three main river drainages for central Maryland: the Potomac River to the west passing through Washington, D.C., the Patapsco River to the northeast passing through Baltimore, and the Patuxent River between the two. The 908-square-mile (2,352 km2) [1] Patuxent watershed had a rapidly growing population of 590,769 in 2000. It is the largest and longest river entirely within Maryland, and its watershed is the largest completely within the state.
Quick Facts Patuxent River, Location ...
Patuxent River Patuxent tributary/Patuxent affluent | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Maryland |
Cities | Columbia, Laurel, Bowie, Upper Marlboro |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | 2.3 mi (3.7 km) southwest of Mount Airy, Maryland, U.S. |
• coordinates | 39°20′55″N 77°10′39″W |
• elevation | 823 ft (251 m) |
Mouth | Chesapeake Bay |
• location | 2 mi (3.2 km) east of Solomons, Maryland |
• coordinates | 38°18′43″N 76°25′19″W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Length | 115 mi (185 km) |
Basin size | 908 sq mi (2,350 km2) |
Discharge | |
• location | Laurel, Maryland |
• average | 171 cu ft/s (4.8 m3/s) |
• minimum | 8 cu ft/s (0.23 m3/s) |
• maximum | 2,870 cu ft/s (81 m3/s) |
Discharge | |
• location | Bowie, Maryland |
• average | 647 cu ft/s (18.3 m3/s) |
• minimum | 134 cu ft/s (3.8 m3/s) |
• maximum | 4,500 cu ft/s (130 m3/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Little Patuxent River |
• right | Western Branch |
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