Rhode River
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The Rhode River is a 3 miles (5 km) tidal tributary
of the West River
in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
. It is south of the South River
.
These are its named tidal creeks
and cove
s starting at the upper end and going clockwise, with a lower-order tributary listed after the "&" symbol: The locations of all of these except Sheephead Cove are also shown on this recent map.
YMCA
Camp Letts
sits on a peninsula
at the northern end of the Rhode River, and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
occupies most of the northwestern shore of the Rhode River.
. In 1651, Robert Harwood
surveyed Harwood Plantation
on the Rhode River. A deed
was written by Thomas Harwood of Streatley
, Berks County (Berkshire
), England
to his son Richard Harwood for Hookers Purchase at the head of Muddy Creek.
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the West River
West River (Maryland)
The West River is a tidal tributary of Chesapeake Bay in southern Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It is south of the Rhode River, which is one of its tributaries, and north of Herring Bay....
in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
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...
. It is south of the South River
South River (Maryland)
The South River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in Anne Arundel County, Maryland in the United States.The South River is located south of the Severn River, east of the Patuxent River, and north of the West River and Rhode River, and drains to the Chesapeake Bay.It has a watershed area of ,...
.
These are its named tidal creeks
Creek (tidal)
A tidal creek, tidal channel, or estuary is the portion of a stream that is affected by ebb and flow of ocean tides, in the case that the subject stream discharges to an ocean, sea or strait. Thus this portion of the stream has variable salinity and electrical conductivity over the tidal cycle...
and cove
Cove
A cove is a small type of bay or coastal inlet. They usually have narrow, restricted entrances, are often circular or oval, and are often inside a larger bay. Small, narrow, sheltered bays, inlets, creeks, or recesses in a coast are often considered coves...
s starting at the upper end and going clockwise, with a lower-order tributary listed after the "&" symbol: The locations of all of these except Sheephead Cove are also shown on this recent map.
- Muddy Creek
- Fox Creek
- Sheephead Cove
- Sellman Creek
- Bear Neck Creek & Whitemarsh Creek
- Cadle Creek
- Boathouse Cove
YMCA
YMCA
The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
Camp Letts
Camp Letts
YMCA Camp Letts is a , co-educational summer residence camp and conference center located on the Rhode River, south of Annapolis, Maryland., that is run by the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington...
sits on a peninsula
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
at the northern end of the Rhode River, and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center is a environmental research and educational facility operated by the Smithsonian Institution. It is located on the Rhode and West Rivers near Edgewater in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, near the western shore of Chesapeake Bay...
occupies most of the northwestern shore of the Rhode River.
Early settlement
Rhode River Hundred is listed in records of some of the earliest settlements in the Province of MarylandProvince of Maryland
The Province of Maryland was an English and later British colony in North America that existed from 1632 until 1776, when it joined the other twelve of the Thirteen Colonies in rebellion against Great Britain and became the U.S...
. In 1651, Robert Harwood
Robert Harwood
Robert William de Lotbinière-Harwood was a Quebec landowner and political figure representing Vaudreuil in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal-Conservative member from 1872 to 1878.-Career:...
surveyed Harwood Plantation
Mary's Mount
Mary's Mount is a historic home at Harwood, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The earliest portion of Mary's Mount was built in 1771 for Col. Richard Harwood as a one and a half gambrel roof structure. The Bird family was to take possession of this property from 1820 to 1965. Jacob...
on the Rhode River. A deed
Deed
A deed is any legal instrument in writing which passes, or affirms or confirms something which passes, an interest, right, or property and that is signed, attested, delivered, and in some jurisdictions sealed...
was written by Thomas Harwood of Streatley
Streatley, Berkshire
Streatley is a village and civil parish on the River Thames in Berkshire, England.-Location:Streatley is about from Reading and from Oxford. It is in the Goring Gap on the River Thames and is directly across the river from the Oxfordshire village of Goring-on-Thames...
, Berks County (Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
), England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
to his son Richard Harwood for Hookers Purchase at the head of Muddy Creek.