Wicomico River (Potomac River)
- Wicomico River (Potomac River)
The Wicomico River is a tributary of the lower tidal portion of the Potomac River located in the U.S. state of Maryland south of Washington, DC. The river empties into the Potomac at Cobb Island and St. Margaret's Island. The Wicomico's watershed drains 247 square miles of Charles, St. Mary's, and southern Prince George's Counties. The lower section of the river also forms part of the boundary between Charles and St. Mary's Counties. The Wicomico River was designated a Scenic River under the Maryland Scenic River Act in 1968.
Tributaries
*Allens Fresh Run
**Willmer Creek
**Cramer Gut
**Posey Creek
**Tears Gut
**Steinhauser Gut
**Bunker Hill Branch
**Foggy Bottoms Gut
**Colby Run
**Newport Marsh Run
*Newport Run
**Hickory Gut
**St. Clair Gut
**Murphy Run
*Hodister Run
*Lloyd Drain
*Bowling Gut
*Budds Creek
*Chaptico Bay
**Chaptico Run
**Burroughs Run
**Bull Run
*Maddox Creek
*Charleston Creek
*Neale Sound
External links
* [http://www.charlescounty.org/pgm/planning/plans/landpreserv/wicomico/default.htm Wicomico Scenic River Commission]
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