Rock Creek

Rock Creek is a tributary of the , in the United States, that empties into the Atlantic Ocean via the . The 32.6-mile creek drains about 76.5 square miles. Its final quarter-mile is affected by tides.
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  • 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)”

Places of Interest Nearby

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Government office
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Theater building
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River
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Foggy Bottom and Georgetown.
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The of Downtown D.C. is the area immediately west of downtown.

Rock Creek

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Latitude
38.89956° or 38° 53′ 58″ north
Longitude
-77.0572° or 77° 3′ 26″ west
Open location code
87C4VWXV+R4
Geo­Names ID
4140203
Wiki­data ID
Q2352739

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Venetian—“Rock Creek” goes by many names.
Ríu Rock CreekAsturian
Rock CreekCatalan
Rock CreekCebuano
Rock Creek (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, District of Columbia)Cebuano
岩溪Chinese
罗克河Chinese
罗克溪Chinese
Rock CreekDutch
Rock CreekFrench
Rock CreekGerman
Rock Creek, Potomac RiverGerman
Rock CreekItalian
록 크릭Korean
Rock CreekNorwegian Bokmål
Rock CreekOccitan (post 1500)
Rock CreekPolish
Rock CreekSlovenian
راک کریکUrdu
راک کریک (دریائے پوٹومیک معاون دریا)Urdu
RockVenetian

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Localities in the Area

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