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Piscataway Creek
River in Maryland, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Piscataway Creek is an 18.6-mile-long (29.9 km)[1] tributary of the Potomac River in Prince George's County, Maryland. The creek is a tidal arm of the Potomac for its final 2.5 miles (4.0 km), entering the Potomac at Fort Washington Park. Tinkers Creek is a tributary to Piscataway Creek, converging from the north 4.5 miles (7.2 km) upstream of the mouth of the Piscataway.[1] The United States Geological Survey records two variant names for Piscataway Creek: Pascattawaye Creek and Puscattuway Creeke.[2]
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Piscataway Creek | |
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![]() Mouth of Piscataway Creek, as seen from across the Potomac River | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Maryland |
District | Prince George's County |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility |
• coordinates | 38°47′37″N 76°52′7″W |
• elevation | 226 ft (69 m) |
Mouth | Potomac River |
• location | Fort Washington Park |
• coordinates | 38°42′37″N 77°2′24″W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• right | Tinkers Creek (Maryland)|Tinkers Creek |
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The Fort Washington Light was built to provide guidance for mariners entering Piscataway Creek from the Potomac River.