| Rock Creek | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Jusserand_Footbridge_2015.jpg) Rock Creek in Washington, D.C., in 2015 | |
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| Location | |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Montgomery County, Maryland |
| Cities | Rockville, Maryland Washington, D.C. |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Laytonsville, Maryland |
| • coordinates | 39°11′56″N 77°08′20″W / 39.1990012°N 77.1388044°W |
| • elevation | 560 feet (170 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Potomac River |
• coordinates | 38°53′58″N 77°03′26″W / 38.899556°N 77.0572°W |
• elevation | 0 feet (0 m) |
| Length | 32.6 miles (52.5 km) |
| Basin size | 76.5 square miles (198 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 63.7 cu ft/s (1.80 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Landmarks | Rock Creek Park |
| Waterbodies | Lake Needwood |
Rock Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River, in the United States, that empties into the Atlantic Ocean via the Chesapeake Bay. The 32.6-mile (52.5 km) creek[1] drains about 76.5 square miles (198 km2). Its final quarter-mile (400 m) is affected by tides.[2]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed August 15, 2011
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey, Baltimore, MD, 2002. Water Quality, Sediment Quality, and Stream-Channel Classification of Rock Creek, Washington, D.C., 1999-2000. Anita L. Anderson et al. Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4067.