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The Little Blackwater River is a tributary of the Blackwater River located in Dorchester County, Maryland.

For the river in West Virginia, see Blackwater River (West Virginia).
Little Blackwater River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
RegionDorchester County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates38°32′26″N 76°02′08″W
MouthBlackwater River[1]
 • coordinates
38°25′15″N 76°05′49″W
Length15 mi (24 km)
[2]

The relatively shallow river is about 15 miles (24 km) long[3] and is surrounded by farms. It is located between Maple Dam Road to the east and Egypt Road to the west. The river begins behind Cambridge-South Dorchester High School in Cambridge, where its water level is nearly 20 feet (6.1 m) above sea level, and it ends below Bucktown.


References


  1. "Water Trails at Blackwater". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Archived from the original on 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Blackwater River. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 1, 2011


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