Bush River (Maryland)

Amtrak bridge crossing Bush River in 1977

Bush River is a tidal estuary in Harford County, Maryland, located about 15 mi (24 km) northeast of Baltimore. The estuary extends from the community of Riverside, south for about 9 mi (14 km), to the Chesapeake Bay. The watershed area of tidal Bush River is 125 mi² (320 km²), and includes Aberdeen Proving Ground, a military facility.

Tributaries

Bush River has three principal tributaries: Bush Creek, Church Creek and Otter Point Creek. The smaller tributaries are:

• Abbey Creek
• Bear Cabin Branch
• Bread and Cheese Branch
• Broad Run
• Bynum Run
• Cod Creek
• Coopers Creek
• Cranberry Run
• Deep Spring Branch
• East Branch
• Elbow Brook
• Grays Run
• Haha Branch

• Heavenly Waters
• High Bridge Branch
• Hoops Branch
• James Run
• Kings Creek
• Lauderick Creek
• Long Branch
• Monks Creek
• Mountain Branch
• Plumtree Run
• Sod Run
• West Branch
• Winters Run

See also

• List of Maryland rivers

References

• Harford County Department of Public Works. "Bush River Basin." Accessed 2009-09-03.
• United States Geological Survey. Reston, VA. "Bush River." Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Accessed 2009-09-03.