Rock Creek
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 creek drains about 76.5 square miles. Its final quarter-mile is affected by tides.
- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary of the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland and Washington, D.C., in the United States
- Also known as: “Gold Creek”, “Pine Creek”, “Rock Creek (Potomac River tributary)”, “Rock Creek (Potomac River)”, and “岩溪”
Places of Interest
Highlights: John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Tidewater Lock.
John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Lincoln Memorial
Photo: UpstateNYer, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Foggy Bottom and Georgetown.
Rock Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.89956° or 38° 53′ 58″ north
Longitude
-77.0572° or 77° 3′ 26″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
87C4VWXV+R4
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Venetian—“Rock Creek” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Rock Creek”
- Catalan: “Rock Creek”
- Cebuano: “Rock Creek (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, District of Columbia)”
- Cebuano: “Rock Creek”
- Chinese: “罗克河”
- Chinese: “罗克溪”
- Dutch: “Rock Creek”
- French: “Rock Creek”
- German: “Rock Creek, Potomac River”
- German: “Rock Creek”
- Italian: “Rock Creek”
- Korean: “록 크릭”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rock Creek”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Rock Creek”
- Polish: “Rock Creek”
- Slovenian: “Rock Creek”
- Urdu: “راک کریک (دریائے پوٹومیک معاون دریا)”
- Urdu: “راک کریک”
- Venetian: “Rock”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Rock of Dumbarton and Georgetown Historic District.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Tidewater Lock and The Mole.
Washington, D.C.: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: West End and East End.
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