CHESAPEAKE CONNECTIONS

Our Stream in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Local Stream - Clivus Creek

Clivus Creek is a tributary of Mill Creek.
Mill Creek is a tributary of Rock Creek.
Rock Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River.
The Potomac River is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay.

The Watershed

The Chesapeake Bay Watershed (See glossary) consists of 64,000 square miles and includes 6 states - Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia, and Delaware. There are hundreds of rivers, streams, and creeks that are part of the watershed. There are 6 major tributataries - Susquehanna, Potomac, James, Rapahannock/York Rivers, and the Western and Eastern Shores.

See more maps of Montgomery County watersheds at the CSPS maps site. For research and details relating to our area, the Upper Rock Creek Watershed, see the CSPS Upper Rock Creek webpage.

Map of Our Stream in Relation to the Chesapeake Bay

Many thanks to Montgomery County's Department of Environmental Protection for permission to use the County Stream Protection Strategy (CSPS) Website for many of the above maps, and for their extensive support to Forest Oak MS on this project.

Chesapeake Connections

This site is created and maintained by Holly Geddes.
Last updated on March 21, 2003

Bay Studies Coordinator: Jay Foster