The Little Monocacy River 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 drai ...
stream
A stream is a continuous body of surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to by a variety of local or regional names. Long large streams ...
of the
Potomac River
The Potomac River () drains the Mid-Atlantic United States, flowing from the Potomac Highlands into Chesapeake Bay. It is long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map. Retrieved Augu ...
. Despite its name, the stream does not feed into 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 ...
. The Little Monocacy is located almost entirely in
Montgomery County,
Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean t ...
, and enters the Potomac just downstream from where the Monocacy enters the Potomac. Its headwaters rise southwest of
Comus, and most of its approximately watershed is farmland and pasture (60.56%) or forested land (36.03%).
See also
*
List of Maryland rivers
List of rivers of Maryland ( U.S. state).
The list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream.
By drainage basin
Delaware River
...
References
* Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection. Rockville, MD
"The Little Monocacy, Furnace Branch, and Monocacy River Watersheds."Accessed 2010-04-24.
Rivers of Montgomery County, Maryland
Rivers of Maryland
Tributaries of the Potomac River
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