Fishing Bay is a large saltwater bay, located in Dorchester County, Maryland. From tributaries to its north in the

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge The Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1933 as a waterfowl sanctuary for birds migrating along the critical migration highway called the Atlantic Flyway. The refuge is located on Maryland's Eastern Shore, just south of C ...

and

Fishing Bay Wildlife Management Area Fishing Bay Wildlife Management Area is a Wildlife Management Area in Dorchester County, Maryland Dorchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. At the 2020 census, the population was 32,531. Its county seat is Cambridg ...

, it flows south into the

Chesapeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay ( ) is the largest estuary in the United States. The Bay is located in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region and is primarily separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Delmarva Peninsula (including the parts: the ...

. Its borders are formed by Elliot's Island, to the east, and the greater bulk of Dorchester County to the west.

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{{Maryland waters Bays of Maryland Bodies of water of Dorchester County, Maryland