Patapsco River
The Patapsco River mainstem is a 39-mile river in central Maryland that flows into the Chesapeake Bay. The river's tidal portion forms the harbor for the city of Baltimore.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “Bolas Creek”, “Bolus flu”, “Bolus River”, “Patapsco river”, “Patapscoe River”, “Patapsko River”, “Potapscoe River”, “reka Patapsco”, “Rivière Patapsco”, and “West Branch”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Light and Fort Smallwood Park.
Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Light
Lighthouse
The Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Light is one… Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Light is situated 1½ miles north of Patapsco River.
Fort Smallwood Park
Park
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Howard and Fairview.
Fort Howard
Neighborhood
Fort Howard is an unincorporated community and… Fort Howard is situated 2½ miles north of Patapsco River.
Fairview
Hamlet
Fairview is an unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. Fairview is situated 3 miles southwest of Patapsco River.
Riviera Beach
Town
Patapsco River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.17372° or 39° 10′ 25″ north
Longitude
-76.44329° or 76° 26′ 36″ west
Open location code
87F55HF4+FM
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Patapsco River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر باتابسكو”
- Asturian: “Ríu Patapsco”
- Catalan: “Patapsco”
- Cebuano: “Patapsco River”
- Chinese: “帕塔普斯科河”
- Dutch: “Patapsco”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر پاتاپسكو”
- French: “Patapsco”
- German: “Patapsco River”
- Hungarian: “Patapsco”
- Inari Sami: “Patapscojuuhâ”
- Irish: “Abhainn Patapsco”
- Italian: “Patapsco”
- Japanese: “パタプスコ川”
- Korean: “파탑스코강”
- Korean: “퍼탭스코강”
- Northern Sami: “Patapscojohka”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Patapsco”
- Polish: “Patapsco”
- Portuguese: “Rio Patapsco”
- Russian: “Патапско (река)”
- Russian: “Патапско”
- Skolt Sami: “Patapscojokk”
- Slovenian: “Patapsco”
- Spanish: “Río Patapsco”
- Swedish: “Patapscofloden”
- Turkish: “Patapsco Nehri”
- Venetian: “Patapsco”
- Welsh: “Afon Patapsco”
- Wu Chinese: “帕塔普斯科河”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Kurtz Beach and Maryland Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Cutoff Channel and Brewerton Channel.
Maryland: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Baltimore and Annapolis.
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