Hawlings River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed April 1, 2011 tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of the
Patuxent 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 ...
in
Montgomery County,
Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...
. The
watershed
Watershed is a hydrological term, which has been adopted in other fields in a more or less figurative sense. It may refer to:
Hydrology
* Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins
* Drainage basin, called a "watershe ...
covers an area of about . The waterway was originally called Holland's River. The headwaters of the river originate in the area north of
Laytonsville, and the river flows southeast, entering the Patuxent about below the
Triadelphia Reservoir. Portions of Hawlings River flow through
Rachel Carson Conservation Park an
Hawlings River Stream Valley Park Tributaries of the Hawlings River include Mount Zion Tributary, Reddy Branch, Olney Mill Tributary, Gregg Tributary, and James Creek. The river and its tributaries total about of streams.
Before 1769 local residents petitioned the colonial government to build a chapel on the river.
[A PETITION, UNDATED,. BUT APPARENTLY OF THIS
PERIOD, SIGNED BY THE VESTRY AND SUNDRY INHABITANTS
OF PRINCE GEORGE'S PARISH, PRAYING FOR THE PASSAGE
OF AN ACT FOR THE ERECTION OF A CHAPEL ON RAWLINGS
RlVER, A BRANCH OF THE PATUXENT. Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, 1758-1761
Volume 56, Page 506. MSS.
Archives
of Md.
Black Book
No. 10
Letter 107
Hall of
Records]
Retrieved 7 October 2021.
See also
*
List of rivers of Maryland
List of rivers of Maryland (U.S. state).
The list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream.
By drainage basin
Delaware River
*C ...
References
;Notes
;Bibliography
* MCDEP
"Watershed Information: The Hawlings River Watershed."
Tributaries of the Patuxent River
Rivers of Montgomery County, Maryland
Rivers of Maryland
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