St. Marys River (Maryland)
River in Maryland, United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | St. Mary's County |
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• location | Potomac River |
• elevation | 0 feet (0 m) |
| Length | 22.3 miles (35.9 km) |
The St. Marys River (sometimes spelled St. Mary's River) is a 22.3-mile-long (35.9 km)[1] river in southern Maryland in the United States. It rises in southern St. Mary's County, and flows to the southeast through Great Mills, widening into a tidal estuary near St. Mary's City, approximately 2 miles (3 km) wide at its mouth on the north bank of the Potomac River, near the Chesapeake Bay to the east.
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References
- ^ "National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
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38°10′N 76°27′W / 38.167°N 76.450°W / 38.167; -76.450