Linganore Creek
| Linganore Creek | |
|---|---|
 Watershed map showing Linganore Creek | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| Region | Western Maryland |
| Cities | Frederick,New Market,Mount Airy |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Church Creek, Maryland |
| Mouth | Monocacy River |
• location | Frederick, MD |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Bens Branch,Spicer Creek, North Fork Linganore Creek |
| • right | Town Branch,Dollyhyde Creek, South Fork Linganore Creek |
Linganore Creekis a 13.5-mile-long (21.7 km)[1]tributaryof theMonocacy RiverinFrederick County, Maryland.The stream is formed from theconfluenceof the north and south forks of the Linganore (39°26′56″N77°13′18″W/ 39.4489911°N 77.2216489°W), about 10 miles (16 km) east-northeast of the city ofFrederick.The creek runs roughly southwest to the Monocacy River, which drains to thePotomac River.Thewatershedarea of the creek is 83.1 square miles (215 km2). High water in the creek can result in flooding of Gas House Pike, an east–west road running betweenMonocacy BoulevardandGreen Valley Road.[2]
The name "linganore" purportedly means "left ear" (of thePotomac), a name coined by anAmerican Indian chiefwho once lived on the banks of the waterway.[3][4]
Lake Linganore
[edit]Lake Linganore, animpoundmentbuilt on the creek about 4 miles (6 km) east of Frederick, is the principal source ofdrinking waterfor the city. It is also a drinking water source for the central portion of Frederick County.[5][6]The community ofLake Linganoretakes its name from the lake.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.The National MapArchived2012-03-29 at theWayback Machine,accessed August 15, 2011
- ^Staff (17 May 2014)."Eight rescued from rising water, numerous road closures reported as a result of flash flooding".Frederick News-Post.
- ^Williams, Thomas John Chew; McKinsey, Folger (1967) [1910].History of Frederick County, Maryland.Vol. 1 (reprint ed.). Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 326.ISBN9780806379739– viaGoogle Books.
- ^Scharf, John Thomas(2003) [1882].History of Western Maryland.Vol. 1 (reprint ed.). Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 605.ISBN9780806345659– viaGoogle Books.
- ^Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. Washington, DC."Metropolitan Washington Region Water Supply Agencies"Accessed May 6, 2008.
- ^Maryland Department of the Environment. Baltimore, MD."Source Water Assessment for Lake Linganore Water Treatment Plant, Frederick County."[permanent dead link]April 2005.
External links
[edit]- Lake Linganore Source Water Protection Plan– Frederick County
- Lower Linganore Creek Stream Corridor Assessment Survey (2005)– Maryland Department of Natural Resources & Frederick County
- Action Plan for the Linganore Source Water Protection Plan- Frederick County
- Monocacy & Catoctin Watershed Alliance
Coordinates
[edit]| Feature | Coordinates |
|---|---|
| Linganore Creek | 39°24′26″N77°21′55″W/ 39.407325°N 77.365263°W |
| Lake Linganore | 39°24′52″N77°17′40″W/ 39.4143954°N 77.2943722°W |
| confluenceof the north and south forks of the Linganore | 39°26′56″N77°13′18″W/ 39.4489911°N 77.2216489°W |