Monocacy River
The Monocacy River is a free-flowing left tributary to the Potomac River, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean via the Chesapeake Bay. The river is 58.5 miles long, with a drainage area of about 970 square miles.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “Cheoow-quoquey”, “Manakassey River”, “Manakassy River”, “Manakosy River”, “Manocacy River”, “Minocacy River”, “Minorcacee River”, “Monacacy River”, “Monocasey Creek”, “Monoccasy River”, “Monoceasie Creek”, “Monoceasy River”, “Monockasey Creek”, “Monockesey Creek”, “Monocoey River”, “Monokasy Creek”, “Northeast Branch Potomac River”, “Quataro River”, “Quattaro River”, “River of the Turkey”, “Riviere de Coturki”, “Upper Monocacy”, and “Upper Monocacy River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monocacy Aqueduct and Dickerson station.
Monocacy Aqueduct
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The Monocacy Aqueduct — or C&O Canal Aqueduct No. 2 — is the largest aqueduct on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, crossing the Monocacy River just before it empties into the Potomac River in Frederick County, Maryland, USA.
Dickerson station
Railway station
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Dickerson is a passenger rail station on the MARC Brunswick Line, situated between Washington, D.C., and Martinsburg, WV. The station was designed by E. Dickerson station is situated 1½ miles east of Monocacy River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dickerson and Tuscarora.
Dickerson
Hamlet
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Dickerson is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland. It is on Maryland Route 28, between Sugarloaf Mountain and the Potomac River. It is a community near the town of Poolesville, Maryland. Dickerson is 61.5 square miles. Dickerson is situated 1½ miles east of Monocacy River.
Tuscarora
Hamlet
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Tuscarora is a small unincorporated community in southern Frederick County, in the U.S. state of Maryland. Maryland Route 28 runs through the village. The community was named for Tuscarora Creek that runs in the area. Tuscarora is situated 2½ miles north of Monocacy River.
Beallsville
Hamlet
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Beallsville is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community located north of Poolesville. The ZIP Code for Beallsville is 20839. Beallsville is situated 4 miles southeast of Monocacy River.
Monocacy River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Monocacy River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Monocacy River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Monocacy”
- Catalan: “Monocacy”
- Chinese: “莫諾卡西河”
- Chuvash: “Монокаси”
- Dutch: “Monocacy River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر مونوكاسى”
- French: “Monocacy River”
- German: “Monocacy River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Monocacy”
- Polish: “Monocacy River”
- Russian: “Монокаси”
- Venetian: “Monocacy”
- Welsh: “Afon Monocacy”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Furnace Ford and Greenfield Acres.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Monocacy River and Cox Island.
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