Catoctin Creek (Maryland)

Catoctin Creek is a 27.9-mile-long (44.9 km)[1] tributary of the Potomac River in Frederick County, Maryland, US. Its source is formed north of Myersville. In Myersville, it merges with the Little Catoctin Creek at Doub's Meadow Park.[2] From there, it flows directly south through Middletown, and the southern Middletown Valley for the entire length of the stream collecting several smaller tributaries. It makes a crossing with the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal at the Catoctin Aqueduct, one of just 11 of these structures to survive.[2] Catoctin Creek enters the Potomac River east of Brunswick.

Catoctin Creek
EtymologyCatoctin Mountain
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
RegionFrederick County
Physical characteristics
SourceEllerton, Maryland
 • location39°33′04″N 77°33′07″W / 39.55113°N 77.55205°W / 39.55113; -77.55205
MouthPotomac River
 • location
Lander, Maryland
 • coordinates
39°16′32″N 77°33′04″W / 39.2756576°N 77.5510994°W / 39.2756576; -77.5510994
 • elevation
217 ft (66 m)
Length27.9 mi (44.9 km)
Basin size120.53 sq mi (312.2 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationLander, Maryland
 • average145.01 cfs
Basin features
River systemPotomac River
CitiesMyersville, Middletown, Frederick, Jefferson
Tributaries 
 • leftLittle Catoctin Creek, Lewis Mill Branch
 • rightLittle Catoctin Creek, Broad Run
Catoctin Aqueduct

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 15, 2011
  2. ^ a b "Tributary Tuesday: Catoctin Creek (Frederick County, Md.)". Chesapeake Bay. 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
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39°18′29″N 77°33′57″W / 39.308157°N 77.565822°W / 39.308157; -77.565822