What is the Patapsco River?
Q: What is the Patapsco River?
A: The Patapsco River is a river in the state of Maryland in the United States. It is 39 miles (63 kilometres) long.
Q: What does the name "Patapsco" mean?
A: The name "Patapsco" comes from the language of the Algonquian tribe of Native Americans and means "backwater" or "tide covered with froth."
Q: Where does the Patapsco River empty into?
A: The Patapsco River empties into the Chesapeake Bay.
Q: What city's Inner Harbor does it serve as?
A: The mouth of the river, where it enters the Chesapeake Bay, serves as Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
Q: How many tributaries does it have?
A: The Patapsco River has two tributaries.
Q: Which direction do they run?
A: The North Branch runs north and the South Branch runs east and is also northern border of Howard County, Maryland.
