词条 | Piscataway Creek |
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| name = Piscataway Creek | name_native = | name_native_lang = | name_other = | name_etymology = | image = Mouth of Piscataway Creek.jpg | image_caption = Mouth of Piscataway Creek, as seen from across the Potomac River | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = | pushpin_map_caption= | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = United States | subdivision_type2 = State | subdivision_name2 = Maryland | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = District | subdivision_name4 = Prince George's County | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = | length = | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = | discharge1_max = | source1 = | source1_location = Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility | source1_coordinates= {{coord|38|47|37|N|76|52|7|W|display=inline}} | source1_elevation = {{convert|226|ft|abbr=on}} | mouth = Potomac River | mouth_location = Fort Washington Park | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|38|42|37|N|77|2|24|W|display=inline,title}} | mouth_elevation = {{convert|0|ft|abbr=on}} | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = Tinkers Creek (Maryland){{!}}Tinkers Creek | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }}Piscataway Creek is an {{convert|18.6|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}[1] tributary of the Potomac River in Prince George's County, Maryland. The creek is a tidal arm of the Potomac for its final {{convert|2.5|mi}}, entering the Potomac at Fort Washington Park. Tinkers Creek is a tributary to Piscataway Creek, converging from the north {{convert|4.5|mi}} 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] The Fort Washington Light was built to provide guidance for mariners entering Piscataway Creek from the Potomac River. See also
References1. ^1 U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map {{webarchive|url=https://www.webcitation.org/66gupqQDM?url=http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |date=2012-04-05 }}, accessed August 15, 2011 2. ^{{cite gnis |id=597904 |name=Piscataway Creek |accessdate=June 3, 2011}} External links
3 : Rivers of Prince George's County, Maryland|Rivers of Maryland|Tributaries of the Potomac River |
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