Curtis Creek
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Curtis Creek is a tidal creek
located in Baltimore City and Anne Arundel County
, Maryland
. It is a tributary of Curtis Bay. The creek begins at the confluence
of Furnace Creek and Marley Creek and flows north about 2.5 miles (4 km) to Curtis Bay.
Tidal river
A tidal river is a river, or more typically a stretch of a river, whose flow and level is influenced by tides. An example of a tidal river is the portion of the Connecticut River flowing from Windsor Locks, Connecticut, to the Atlantic Ocean. The Brisbane River, which flows into the Pacific Ocean...
located in Baltimore City and Anne Arundel County
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Anne Arundel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is named for Anne Arundell , a member of the ancient family of Arundells in Cornwall, England and the wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. Its county seat is Annapolis, which is also the capital of the state...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
. It is a tributary of Curtis Bay. The creek begins at the confluence
Confluence
Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...
of Furnace Creek and Marley Creek and flows north about 2.5 miles (4 km) to Curtis Bay.