Marsh Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed August 15, 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

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 ...

in south-central

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and north-central

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in the

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.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. Marsh Creek and Rock Creek join below Gettysburg and the

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to form the Monocacy River. The height of land between Marsh and Rock creeks is the site of the

Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg () was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. In the battle, Union Major General George Meade's Army of the Po ...

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External links

U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
Rivers of Maryland Rivers of Pennsylvania Rivers of Frederick County, Maryland Rivers of Adams County, Pennsylvania Tributaries of the Monocacy River {{Pennsylvania-river-stub

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