The Little Blackwater River is a

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of the

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located in

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. The relatively shallow river is about longU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed April 1, 2011 and is surrounded by farms. It is located between Maple Dam Road to the east and Egypt Road to the west. The river begins behind

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, where its water level is nearly above sea level, and it ends below Bucktown.

References

Rivers of Dorchester County, Maryland Rivers of Maryland Tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay {{Maryland-river-stub