NANTICOKE RIVER

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

The 'Nanticoke River' is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in southern Kent County, Delaware, flows through Sussex County, Delaware, and forms the boundary between Dorchester County, Maryland and Wicomico County, Maryland. Its main tributaries are Marshyhope Creek on the north side and Gravelly Fork and Broad Creek on the south side. The Nanticoke is 30 miles long.

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