Wicomico River (Maryland eastern shore)

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Map of the rivers of the Eastern Shore of Maryland with the Wicomico and its watershed highlighted.
Map of the rivers of the Eastern Shore of Maryland with the Wicomico and its watershed highlighted.

The Wicomico River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the eastern shore of Maryland. Approximately 33 mi (53 km) long, it drains an area of low marshlands and farming country in the middle Delmarva Peninsula. The river is one of two rivers in Maryland with this name, along with the Wicomico River in south central Maryland, a tributary of the Potomac River.

It rises in northern Wicomico County, along the Delaware state line, and flows generally southwest, past Salisbury, its head of navigation. It enters Monie Bay on the eastern edge of the Chesapeake Bay approximately 15 mi (24 km) southwest of Salisbury. The lower 20 mi (32 km) of the river form a tidal estuary.

The gentle free-flowing river is a popular destination for recreational canoeing and kayaking, as well as recreational fishing. Barge traffic on the river has made Salisbury a primary shipping points for goods on the Delmarva Peninsula over the last several centuries. Two automobile cable ferries cross the river at the at Whitehaven and Upper Ferry.

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