Paint Branch

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Paint Branch is a stream that flows through Montgomery County and Prince George's County, Maryland. It is a tributary of the Northeast Branch, which flows to the Anacostia River, Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay.

The headwaters of Paint Branch are located near Spencerville and the stream flows for 17 miles to its confluence with Northeast Branch. The watershed area is 20.7 mi² and includes portions of the communities of Spencerville, Cloverly, Fairland, Colesville, While Oak and College Park.

[edit] Tributaries of Paint Branch

  • Left Fork
  • Right Fork
  • Gum Springs Tributary
  • Good Hope Tributary
  • Snowden's Mill Branch
  • Fairland Farms
  • Columbia Park Tributary
  • Hollywood Branch
  • Martin Luther King Tributary
  • Tanley Road Tributary
  • Stewart-April Lane Tributary
  • West Farm Branch
  • Little Paint Branch
  • Indian Creek

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