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Patapsco River
The Patapsco River mainstem is a 39-mile (63??km) river in central Maryland that flows into Chesapeake Bay. The river's tidal portion forms the harbor for the city of Baltimore. With its South Branch, the Patapsco forms the northern border of Howard County, Maryland. The name "Patapsco" is derived from the Algonquian pota-psk-ut, which translates to "backwater" or "tide covered with froth".
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Patapsco River
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Created By
wikidata.org
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Created At
Aug. 16, 2026, 6 p.m.
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str.rdfs:commentThe Patapsco River mainstem is a 39-mile (63??km) river in central Maryland that flows into Chesapeake Bay. The river's tidal portion forms the harbor for the city of Baltimore. With its South Branch, the Patapsco forms the northern border of Howard County, Maryland. The name "Patapsco" is derived from the Algonquian pota-psk-ut, which translates to "backwater" or "tide covered with froth".