| Piscataway Creek | |
|---|---|
 Mouth of Piscataway Creek, as seen from across the Potomac River | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| District | Prince George's County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility |
| • coordinates | 38°47′37″N 76°52′7″W / 38.79361°N 76.86861°W |
| • elevation | 226 ft (69 m) |
| Mouth | Potomac River |
• location | Fort Washington Park |
• coordinates | 38°42′37″N 77°2′24″W / 38.71028°N 77.04000°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Tinkers Creek (Maryland)|Tinkers Creek |
Piscataway Creek is an 18.6-mile-long (29.9 km) [1] tributary of the Potomac River in Prince George's County, Maryland. The creek is a tidal arm of the Potomac for its final 2.5 miles (4.0 km), entering the Potomac at Fort Washington Park. Tinkers Creek is a tributary to Piscataway Creek, converging from the north 4.5 miles (7.2 km) upstream of the mouth of the Piscataway. [1] The United States Geological Survey records two variant names for Piscataway Creek: Pascattawaye Creek and Puscattuway Creeke. [2]
The Fort Washington Light was built to provide guidance for mariners entering Piscataway Creek from the Potomac River.
See also
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 15, 2011
- ^ "Piscataway Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
External links
- U.S. Geological Survey water data for Piscataway Creek at Piscataway, Maryland
- NOAA nautical chart 12289
- National Park Service – Piscataway Park