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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 ...

streams of the

Potomac River The Potomac River () drains the Mid-Atlantic United States, flowing from the Potomac Highlands into Chesapeake Bay. It is long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map. Retrieved Augus ...

in the

Eastern United States The Eastern United States, commonly referred to as the American East, Eastern America, or simply the East, is the region of the United States to the east of the Mississippi River. In some cases the term may refer to a smaller area or the East C ...

, listed in order from source to mouth. *

North Branch Potomac River The North Branch Potomac River flows from Fairfax Stone in West Virginia to its confluence with the South Branch Potomac River near Green Spring, West Virginia, where it turns into the Potomac River proper. Course From the Fairfax Stone, the ...

(Maryland/West Virginia) *

South Branch Potomac River The South Branch Potomac River has its headwaters in northwestern Highland County, Virginia near Hightown along the eastern edge of the Allegheny Front. After a river distance of ,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolu ...

(Virginia/West Virginia) * Town Creek (Maryland/Pennsylvania) *Big Run (Maryland) *

Little Cacapon River The Little Cacapon River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 15, 2011 free-flowing tributary of the Potomac River in the center of Hampshire County, West Virgini ...

(West Virginia) *Purslane Run (Maryland) *Steer Run (West Virginia) * Fifteenmile Creek (Maryland/Pennsylvania) * Sideling Hill Creek (Maryland/Pennsylvania) *Willett Run (West Virginia) *

Cacapon River The Cacapon River ( ; meaning Medicine Waters), located in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle region, is an shallow river known for its fishing, boating, wildlife, hunting, and wilderness scenery. As part of the Potomac ...

(West Virginia) *

Sir Johns Run Sir Johns Run is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 tributary stream of the Potomac River in Morgan County, West Virginia. For most of its course, Sir Joh ...

(West Virginia) *

Warm Spring Run Warm Spring Run is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 non-navigable tributary stream of the Potomac River in Morgan County of West Virginia's Eastern Pa ...

(West Virginia) *

Tonoloway Creek Tonoloway Creek, also known as Great Tonoloway Creek, is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 tributary stream of the Potomac River in the U.S. states of Maryl ...

(Maryland/Pennsylvania) *Stoney Run (West Virginia) *Ditch Run (West Virginia) *

Sleepy Creek Sleepy Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 tributary of the Potomac River in the United States, belonging to the Chesapeake Bay's watershed. The s ...

(West Virginia) * Licking Creek (Maryland/Pennsylvania) *Big Run (West Virginia) *

Cherry Run Cherry Run is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 15, 2011 meandering stream that forms the northern section of the boundary between Morgan and Berkeley counties i ...

(West Virginia) * Back Creek (Virginia/West Virginia) *Green Spring Run (Maryland) *Harlan Run (West Virginia) *Camp Spring Run (Maryland) *

Little Conococheague Creek Little Conococheague Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 15, 2011 tributary stream of the Potomac River in the U.S. states of Maryland and Pennsylvania. The ...

(Maryland/Pennsylvania) *

Conococheague Creek Conococheague Creek, a tributary of the Potomac River, is a free-flowing stream that originates in Pennsylvania and empties into the Potomac River near Williamsport, Maryland. It is in length,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset h ...

(Maryland/Pennsylvania) *Magruder Run (West Virginia) *

Opequon Creek Opequon Creek is an approximately 35 mile U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 tributary stream of the Potomac River. It flows into the Potomac northeast of Ma ...

(Virginia/West Virginia) *Downey Branch (Maryland) *Marsh Run (Maryland) *Town Run (West Virginia) *Rattlesnake Run (West Virginia) *

Antietam Creek Antietam Creek () is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 15, 2011 tributary of the Potomac River located in south central Pennsylvania and western Maryland in the ...

(Maryland/Pennsylvania) *Elks Run (West Virginia) *

Shenandoah River The Shenandoah River is the principal tributary of the Potomac River, long with two forks approximately long each,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 in t ...

(Virginia/West Virginia) *Piney Run (Virginia) *Israel Creek (Maryland) *Dutchman Creek (Virginia) *Quarter Branch (Virginia) * Little Catoctin Creek (Maryland) * Catoctin Creek (Maryland) * Catoctin Creek (Virginia) * Tuscarora Creek (Maryland) *

Monocacy River The Monocacy River () is a free-flowing left tributary to the Potomac River, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean via the Chesapeake Bay. The river is long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data ...

(Maryland/Pennsylvania) *

Little Monocacy River The Little Monocacy River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 15, 2011 tributary stream of the Potomac River. Despite its name, the stream does not feed into the Mo ...

(Maryland) *Limestone Branch (Virginia) * Broad Run (Maryland) * Goose Creek (Virginia) * Broad Run (Virginia) *Horsepen Branch (Maryland) * Sugarland Run (Virginia) * Seneca Creek (Maryland) *Old Sugarland Run (Virginia) *

Muddy Branch Muddy Branch is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, located about northwest of Washington, D.C. Course The headwaters of the stream originate in Gaithersburg, and the stream flows southwest f ...

(Maryland) *Nichols Run (Virginia) * Watts Branch (Maryland) *Limekiln Branch (Maryland) *Carroll Branch (Maryland) *Pond Run (Virginia) *Clarks Branch (Virginia) *Mine Run Branch (Virginia) *

Difficult Run Difficult Run is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed August 15, 2011 tributary stream of the Potomac River in Northern Virginia in the United States. The area has had many ...

(Virginia) *Bullneck Run (Virginia) * Rock Run (Maryland) *Scott Run (Virginia) *Dead Run (Virginia) *Turkey Run (Virginia) *

Cabin John Creek Cabin John Creek is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland. The watershed covers an area of . The headwaters of the creek originate in the city of Rockville, and the creek flows southward for U.S. Geological Surve ...

(Maryland) *Wisteria Run nofficial name(Virginia) *Minnehaha Branch (Maryland) * Little Falls Branch (Maryland) *

Pimmit Run Pimmit Run is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 stream in northern Virginia that runs from Fairfax County to the Potomac River at Chain Bridge in the Arli ...

(Virginia) *

Gulf Branch Gulf Branch is a stream in Arlington County, Virginia. From its source southwest of the Gulf Branch Nature Center, Gulf Branch flows on a northeastern course and empties into the Potomac River within the Federal parklands of the George Washington ...

(Virginia) *

Donaldson Run Donaldson Run is a stream in Arlington County, Virginia, Arlington County, Virginia. From its source near Marymount University, Donaldson Run flows on a northeastern course and empties into the Potomac River within the federal parklands of the Ge ...

(Virginia) *

Windy Run Windy Run is a small stream in Arlington County, Virginia. From its source near Lorcom Lane, Windy Run flows on a northeastern course and empties into the Potomac River within the Federal parklands of the George Washington Memorial Parkway.Coordin ...

(Virginia) * Spout Run (Virginia) *

Maddox Branch Maddox Branch is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., USA. The historic headwaters of the stream originate in the Tenleytown area in Northwest Washington. The stream flows from the campus of American University south about ...

(District of Columbia) *

Foundry Branch Foundry Branch is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Washington, DC. The historic headwaters of the stream originate in the Tenleytown area in Northwest Washington, however at present the section of the stream north of Massachusetts Aven ...

(District of Columbia) * Rock Creek (District of Columbia/Maryland) *Rocky Run (Virginia) (paved over) *

Tiber Creek Tiber Creek or Tyber Creek, originally named Goose Creek, is a tributary of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. It was a free-flowing creek until 1815, when it was channeled to become part of the Washington City Canal. Presently, it flows unde ...

(District of Columbia) (paved over) *Roaches Run (Virginia) *

Washington Channel The Washington Channel is a channel that parallels the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. It is located between the Southwest Waterfront on the east side and East Potomac Park on the west side. The channel is long, receives outflow from the T ...

(District of Columbia) *

Anacostia River The Anacostia River is a river in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States. It flows from Prince George's County in Maryland into Washington, D.C., where it joins with the Washington Channel to empty into the Potomac River at Buzzard Point. ...

(District of Columbia/Maryland) *

Four Mile Run Four Mile Run is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 15, 2011 stream in Northern Virginia that starts near Interstate 66, at Gordon Avenue in Fairfax County and pro ...

(Virginia) *

Oxon Creek Oxon Creek is a stream on the Potomac River which feeds a cove that straddles the border between Washington, D.C. and Prince George's County, Maryland just north of Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway) at Woodrow Wilson Bridge. Oxon Creek heads at the ...

(District of Columbia/Maryland) *

Hunting Creek Hunting Creek is a cove and tributary stream of the Potomac River between the City of Alexandria and Fairfax County Fairfax County, officially the County of Fairfax, is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commo ...

(Virginia) * Broad Creek (Maryland) * Henson Creek (Maryland) * Swan Creek (Maryland) *

Piscataway Creek Piscataway Creek is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 15, 2011 tributary of the Potomac River in Prince George's County, Maryland, Prince George's County, Marylan ...

(Maryland) *

Little Hunting Creek Little Hunting Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 15, 2011 primarily tidal tributary of the Potomac River located in Fairfax County, Virginia, not to be c ...

(Virginia) *

Dogue Creek Dogue Creek is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed August 15, 2011 tributary of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia, named for the Tauxenent Indigenous Native ...

(Virginia) *

Accotink Creek Accotink Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 15, 2011 tributary stream of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia, in the United States. At Springfie ...

(Virginia) *

Pohick Creek Pohick Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 tributary stream of the Potomac River in Fairfax County in the U.S. state of Virginia. It takes its nam ...

(Virginia) *

Pomonkey Creek Pomonkey Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 tidal tributary of the Potomac River The Potomac River () drains the Mid-Atlantic United States, ...

(Maryland) *

Occoquan River The Occoquan River is a tributary of the Potomac River in Northern Virginia, where it serves as part of the boundary between Fairfax and Prince William counties. The river is a scenic area, and several local high schools and colleges use the r ...

(Virginia) *

Neabsco Creek Neabsco Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 tributary of the lower tidal segment of the Potomac River in eastern Prince William County, Virginia. T ...

(Virginia) * Powells Creek (Virginia) *

Mattawoman Creek Mattawoman Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 15, 2011 coastal-plain tributary to the tidal Potomac River with a mouth at Indian Head, Maryland, downstr ...

(Maryland) * Chicamuxen Creek (Maryland) *

Quantico Creek Quantico Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 partially tidal tributary of the Potomac River in eastern Prince William County, Virginia. Quantico Cr ...

(Virginia) * Little Creek (Virginia) *

Chopawamsic Creek Chopawamsic Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 15, 2011 tributary of the Potomac River in Prince William and Stafford counties, Virginia. Chopawamsic Cree ...

(Virginia) *

Tank Creek A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armour, and good battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful engi ...

(Virginia) *

Aquia Creek Aquia Creek () is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 15, 2011 tributary of the tidal segment of the Potomac River and is located in northern Virginia. The creek's h ...

(Virginia) *

Potomac Creek Potomac Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 tidal tributary of the Potomac River in King George and Stafford counties, Virginia. Potomac Creek's so ...

(Virginia) *

Nanjemoy Creek Nanjemoy Creek is a , Creek (tidal), tidal tributary of the Potomac River in Charles County, Maryland, Charles County, Maryland, United States, located between Cedar Point Neck and Tayloe Neck. Its watershed area (excluding water) is , with 2% imp ...

(Maryland) *

Port Tobacco River The Port Tobacco River is a tidal tributary of the Potomac River located in Charles County, Maryland in the United States. The river is approximately in length.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe ...

(Maryland) * Popes Creek (Maryland) *

Gambo Creek Gambo may refer to: Places * Gambo, Central African Republic, a town in the Central African Republic * Gambo, Newfoundland and Labrador, a town in northeastern Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Ships * USS ''West Gambo'' (ID-3220 ...

(Virginia) * Piccowaxen Creek (Maryland) *

Upper Machodoc Creek Upper may refer to: * Shoe upper or ''vamp'', the part of a shoe on the top of the foot * Stimulant, drugs which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical function or both * ''Upper'', the original film title for the 2013 found fo ...

(Virginia) *

Cuckold Creek A cuckold is the husband of an adulterous wife; the wife of an adulterous husband is a cuckquean. In biology, a cuckold is a male who unwittingly invests parental investment, parental effort in juveniles who are not genetically his offspring. ...

(Maryland) * Wicomico River (Maryland) * Monroe Creek (Virginia) *

Mattox Creek Mattox Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River in the Washington District of Westmoreland County, Virginia, near the colonial stagecoach stop of Oak Grove. The creek is long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution ...

(Virginia) * Popes Creek (Virginia) * Jackson Creek (Virginia) * Bonum Creek (Virginia) * St. Marys River (Maryland) *

Yeocomico River The Yeocomico River is a tidal tributary of the southern portion of the Potomac River in Virginia's Northern Neck. The Yeocomico forms the boundary between Westmoreland and Northumberland counties. Yeocomico is a Native American name roughly t ...

(Virginia) * Garners Creek (Virginia) *

Coan River The Coan River is a river in Virginia's Northern Neck region. It is a tributary of the Potomac River The Potomac River () drains the Mid-Atlantic United States, flowing from the Potomac Highlands into Chesapeake Bay. It is long,U.S. Geolo ...

(Virginia) * Cod Creek (Virginia) * Presley Creek (Virginia) * Hull Creek (Virginia) * Cubitt Creek (Virginia) * Hack Creek (Virginia)

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