Patuxent River facts for kids

The Patuxent River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland. There are three main river drainages for central Maryland: the Potomac River to the west passing through Washington, D.C., the Patapsco River to the northeast passing through Baltimore, and the Patuxent River between the two. The 908-square-mile (2,352 km²) Patuxent watershed had a rapidly growing population of 590,769 in 2000.

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The Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Aerial photograph of the Patuxent River forming the boundary of Calvert County (foreground) and Prince George's County

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