The Bohemia River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Elk River on the

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. It is located in Cecil County,

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, with its headwaters extending into

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. The Bohemia River begins east of Hacks Point,

, where its two major tributaries, Great Bohemia Creek and Little Bohemia Creek, come together, and ends at the Elk River in a wide mouth between Town Point and Ford Landing. Great Bohemia Creek and its tributary, Sandy Branch rise near Middletown,

and Little Bohemia Creek rises near Warwick,

. They flow through the level coastal plain, quickly reaching sea level. There are several small creeks on the northern shore, including Pooles Creek and Manor Creek. On the southern shore small creeks include Morgan Creek and Scotchman Creek. The Bohemia River was once known as the Oppoquimimi River, as it was known by Native Americans. The river was renamed by

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after Bohemia, the country of his birth.

Location

The entry point for the Bohemia River into the Elk River is located at , while the point at which the Bohemia River branches into the Great and Little Bohemia Creeks is located at .

References

* Bohemia River Association https://web.archive.org/web/20091211175701/http://www.bohemiariver.org/ * United States Geological Survey. 7.5 minute series topographic quadrangles * * General Highway Map of Cecil County, Maryland, 2005. Prepared in collaboration between Maryland State and United States Federal governments. http://www.sha.state.md.us/SHAServices/mapsBrochures/maps/OPPE/HISD_MAPS/83FTco07.PDF . {{authority control Tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay Rivers of Maryland Czech-American culture in Maryland Rivers of Cecil County, Maryland