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Patuxent River
Patuxent tributary/Patuxent affluent
A bridge over the Patuxent River
Patuxent River near Bowie
Patuxent River drainage basin
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CitiesColumbia, Laurel, Bowie, Upper Marlboro
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • location2.3 mi (3.7 km) southwest of Mount Airy, Maryland, U.S.
 • coordinates39°20′55″N 77°10′39″W / 39.34861°N 77.17750°W / 39.34861; -77.17750
 • elevation823 ft (251 m)
MouthChesapeake Bay
 • location
2 mi (3.2 km) east of Solomons, Maryland
 • coordinates
38°18′43″N 76°25′19″W / 38.31194°N 76.42194°W / 38.31194; -76.42194
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Length115 mi (185 km)
Basin size908 sq mi (2,350 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationLaurel, Maryland
 • average171 cu ft/s (4.8 m3/s)
 • minimum8 cu ft/s (0.23 m3/s)
 • maximum2,870 cu ft/s (81 m3/s)
Discharge 
 • locationBowie, Maryland
 • average647 cu ft/s (18.3 m3/s)
 • minimum134 cu ft/s (3.8 m3/s)
 • maximum4,500 cu ft/s (130 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftLittle Patuxent River
 • rightWestern Branch
The Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

The Patuxent River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland. There are three main river drainages for central Maryland: the Potomac River to the west passing through Washington, D.C., the Patapsco River to the northeast passing through Baltimore, and the Patuxent River between the two. The 908-square-mile (2,352 km2) [1] Patuxent watershed had a rapidly growing population of 590,769 in 2000. It is the largest and longest river entirely within Maryland, and its watershed is the largest completely within the state.

  1. ^ Costanza, Robert; et al. (2002-05-01). "Integrated Ecological Economic Modeling of the Patuxent River Watershed, Maryland". Ecological Monographs. pp. 203–231. Retrieved 2018-08-27.

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