Wicomico River (other)
Wicomico River is the name of two rivers in Maryland in the United States: * Wicomico River (Maryland eastern shore), in Wicomico County, Maryland, on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay * Wicomico River (Potomac River), a tributary of the Potomac River in south central Maryland See also * Great Wicomico River, a tributary of Chesapeake Bay in eastern Virginia *Little Wicomico River The Little Wicomico River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 river in the United States state of Virginia. The river, mostly tidal, flows into Chesapeake ...

Wicomico River (Maryland Eastern Shore)
The Wicomico River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the eastern shore of Maryland. It drains an area of low marshlands and farming country in the middle Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in northern Wicomico County, close to the Delaware state line, and flows generally southwest, through Salisbury, its head of navigation is Monie Bay on the eastern edge of the Chesapeake Bay between Mt. Vernon and Waterview approximately southwest of Salisbury. The lower of the river form a tidal estuary. The gentle free-flowing river is a popular destination for recreational canoeing and kayaking, as well as recreational fishing and crabbing. The river has also become a hotspot for water sports such as wakeboarding and water skiing due to its consistently smooth surface. Barge traffic on the river has made Salisbury the primary shipping points for goods on the Delmar ...
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Wicomico River (Potomac River)
The Wicomico River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 15, 2011 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 Cobb Island is a small island located at the confluence of the Potomac and Wicomico rivers in southern Charles County, Maryland, United States. It is located approximately south of Washington, and is considered to be within the Washington, D.C ... and St. Margaret's Island. Its watershed area (excluding water) is , with 2% impervious surface in 1994Wicomico (on Potomac), MD Surf your watershed, Watershed profile accessed June 13, 2012 in Charles County, Maryland, Charles, St. Mary's, and southern Prince George's counties. The lower section of the river forms part of the boundary between Charles and St. Mary's counties. The Wicomico River was designated as a S ...
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Great Wicomico River
The Great Wicomico River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed April 1, 2011 river in the U.S. state of Virginia, located approximately northeast of Richmond. In 1864, during the American Civil War, one of the torpedo boats of Admiral David Dixon Porter's fleet ran into the Great Wicomico River and was captured. Geography The Great Wicomico is a small tidal tributary on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. It is fed by the freshwater Crabbe Mill Stream and Bush Mill Stream. The Great Wicomico flows into a trap-type estuary on Ingram Bay, with a history of significant natural spat settlement and seed oyster production. Oyster production is risky, given the high risk of disease. There are three sentinel sites present. The reefs were constructed in 1996 and 1998. The western shore of the Chesapeake Bay between the Rappahannock River and the Great Wicomico River is generally low with no prominent features ...
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