Piscataway Creek

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]

Piscataway Creek
Mouth of Piscataway Creek, as seen from across the Potomac River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
DistrictPrince George's County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationJoint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility
 • coordinates38°47′37″N 76°52′7″W
 • elevation226 ft (69 m)
MouthPotomac River
 • location
Fort Washington Park
 • coordinates
38°42′37″N 77°2′24″W
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightTinkers Creek (Maryland)|Tinkers Creek

The Fort Washington Light was built to provide guidance for mariners entering Piscataway Creek from the Potomac River.

See also

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 August 15, 2011
  2. "Piscataway Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 3, 2011.



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