Miles River

The Miles River is a 12.9-mile-long (20.8 km)^[1] tidal river in Talbot County, Maryland. It is a tributary of the Eastern Bay and is thus part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Miles River
Miles River at Newcomb in June 2008.
Etymology	Saint Michael
Location
Country	United States of America
State	Maryland
Region	Talbot County
Municipality	Newcomb
Physical characteristics
Length	12.9 mi (20.8 km)
Basin size	54 sq mi (140 km2)

Etymology

Miles River was originally called the St. Michaels River; it derives its name from Saint Michael, the patron saint of Colonial Maryland.^[2]

Geography

Its watershed area is 54 square miles (140 km²), of which 12 square miles (31 km²) is open water, so it is 22% water. The predominant land use is agricultural with 22 square miles (57 km²), or 52% of the land area.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 1, 2011
2. Harrison, Samuel Alexander (1915). History of Talbot County, Maryland, 1661-1861. Williams & Wilkins. p. 316.

External links

• Chesapeake Bay Program Watershed Profile: Miles River