The St. Martin River
is a tributary of
Isle of Wight Bay
Isle of Wight Bay is a lagoon that separates part of mainland Worcester County, Maryland from the midtown part of Ocean City, also in Worcester County. To the north, it connects to the Assawoman Bay just south of the Assawoman Bay Bridge, and to ...
in
Worcester County, Maryland
Worcester County is the easternmost county of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 52,460. Its county seat is Snow Hill.
It is the only county of Maryland that borders the Atlantic Ocean, and the only county ...
. Approximately long,
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed April 1, 2011 it drains the northernmost part of Worcester County.
A short river, the St. Martin broadens rapidly to enter
Isle of Wight Bay
Isle of Wight Bay is a lagoon that separates part of mainland Worcester County, Maryland from the midtown part of Ocean City, also in Worcester County. To the north, it connects to the Assawoman Bay just south of the Assawoman Bay Bridge, and to ...
where the bay is crossed by
Maryland Route 90
Maryland Route 90 (MD 90) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as the Ocean City Expressway, the state highway runs from U.S. Route 50 in Maryland, U.S. Route 50 (US 50) near Whaleyville, Maryland, Whaleyville to Maryland R ...
. Most of the river is a tidal
estuary
An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environment ...
. Its two main tributaries are the Bishopville Prong and the Shingle Landing Prong.
The St. Martin forms the northern boundary of
Ocean Pines, Maryland
Ocean Pines is a census-designated place (CDP) in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 11,710 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. It shares the same ZIP code ...
;
Bishopville, Maryland is on the Bishopville Prong of the river.
References
Rivers of Worcester County, Maryland
Rivers of Maryland
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