Nanjemoy Creek is a 13.1-mile-long (21.1 km)[2] tidal tributary of the Potomac River in Charles County, Maryland, United States, located between Cedar Point Neck and Tayloe's Neck. Its watershed area (excluding water) is 73 square miles (190 km2), with 2% impervious surface in 1994.[3]
| Nanjemoy Creek | |
|---|---|
  Mouth of the Nanjemoy Creek | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| Counties | Charles County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Nanjemoy, Maryland |
| • coordinates | 38°23′56″N 77°12′29″W / 38.3987656°N 77.2080826°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Mathias Point, Potomac River |
• coordinates | 38°26′19″N 77°8′17″W / 38.43861°N 77.13806°W |
• elevation | 0 feet (0 m)[1] |
| Length | 13.1 miles (21.1 km) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Potomac River |
The Nature Conservancy established its Nanjemoy Creek Preserve in 1978, which protects more than 3,510 acres (1,420 ha) in the watershed.[3] There is a large great blue heron rookery located at Nanjemoy Creek.[4]
Blossom Point, a part of Harry Diamond Laboratories, and operated by the U.S. Army, is located on Cedar Point Neck, and unexploded ordnance (UXO) may be present within firing fans, which extend into both Nanjemoy Creek and the Potomac River.[5]
The rural community of Nanjemoy is in the area around Nanjemoy Creek.
Variant names
editThe following variant names have been listed on the Geographic Names Information System by the United States Geological Survey.[1]
- Auon Riuer
- Avon Creek
- Nancemy Creek
- Nangemie Creeke
- Nangemy Creeke
- Nanjamy Creeke
- Nanjemy Creek
- Nanjemy Creeke
- Nonjamy Creeke
- Nonjemy Creek
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nanjemoy Creek
- ^ "Nanjemoy Creek high-resolution flowline data". U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset. Retrieved August 15, 2011., Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Nanjemoy Creek, Maryland". Nature Conservancy. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ^ "Nanjemoy Creek Wildlife Management Area". Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "Navigational Chart 12288". NOAA.