Blackwater River
The Blackwater River is a 25.8-mile-long saltwater river in Dorchester County, Maryland. It has many twists and bends and flows through Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.- Type: Body of water
- Description: river in Maryland, United States of America
- Also known as: “Big Blackwater River” and “Black Water Creek”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elliott and Toddville.
Elliott
Village
Elliott is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 38 at the 2020 census. Elliott is situated 3 miles south of Blackwater River.
Toddville
Hamlet
Toddville is an unincorporated community in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. Toddville is 1.5 miles northeast of Wingate. Toddville has a post office with ZIP code 21672. Toddville is situated 4 miles southwest of Blackwater River.
Wingate
Hamlet
Wingate is an unincorporated community in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. Wingate is located along Wingate Bishops Head Road northeast of the Honga River in the southern part of the county. Wingate is situated 5 miles southwest of Blackwater River.
Blackwater River
- Category: river
- Location: Dorchester County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.34825° or 38° 20′ 54″ northLongitude
-76.02894° or 76° 1′ 44″ westOpen location code
87C58XXC+7COpenStreetMap ID
way 1465677143OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterGeoNames ID
4348883Wikidata ID
Q4923553
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Blackwater River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Blackwater”
- Cebuano: “Blackwater River”
- Czech: “Blackwater”
- Dutch: “Blackwater River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر بلاكواتير”
- Irish: “Abhainn Blackwater”
- Venetian: “Blackwater”
- Welsh: “Afon Blackwater”
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