Mattawoman Creek
Mattawoman Creek is a 30.0-mile-long coastal-plain tributary to the tidal Potomac River with a mouth at Indian Head, Maryland, 20 miles downstream of Washington, D.C. It comprises a 23-mile river flowing through Prince George's and Charles counties and a 7-mile tidal-freshwater estuary in Charles County.
- Type: Stream
- Description: coastal plain tributary in Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “Mataughquamend”, “Matawoman Creeke”, “Matawomen Creeke”, “Mattawomans Creek”, “Mattawomen Creek”, “Pangayo”, “Saint Thomas Creeke”, and “Zachaia Swamp”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Chicamuxen Wildlife Management Area and Smallwood State Park.
Chicamuxen Wildlife Management Area
Nature reserve
Chicamuxen Wildlife Management Area is a state… Chicamuxen Wildlife Management Area is situated 1½ miles south of Mattawoman Creek.
Smallwood State Park
Nature reserve
Smallwood State Park is a Maryland state park located… Smallwood State Park is situated 2 miles southeast of Mattawoman Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chicamuxen and Rison.
Chicamuxen
Hamlet
Rison
Hamlet
Rison is an unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States. Rison is situated 2½ miles southeast of Mattawoman Creek.
Potomac Shores station
Quarter
Potomac Shores station is a planned Virginia Railway… Potomac Shores station is situated 3 miles west of Mattawoman Creek.
Mattawoman Creek
- Category: body of water
- Location: Charles County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.56512° or 38° 33′ 54″ north
Longitude
-77.21609° or 77° 12′ 58″ west
Open location code
87C4HQ8M+2H
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Cebuano—“Mattawoman Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Mattawoman Creek”
- Cebuano: “Mattawoman Creek (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, Maryland)”
- Cebuano: “Mattawoman Creek”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Mattawoman Village and Pleasant Grove Estates.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Deep Point and Cornwallis Neck.
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Worth a closer look: Baltimore and Annapolis.
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