Carroll Creek (Maryland)

Carroll Creek (Walkwaki Methtegui)
Carroll Creek in Frederick, Maryland
Country United States
State Maryland
Tributaries
 - left Culler Lake
 - right Rock Creek
Cities Frederick, Tuscarora
Source
 - location Tuscarora, MD
 - coordinates 39°27′40″N 77°29′05″W / 39.461057°N 77.484649°W / 39.461057; -77.484649
Mouth Monocacy River
 - location Frederick, MD
 - coordinates 39°25′37″N 77°22′47″W / 39.427029°N 77.379766°W / 39.427029; -77.379766Coordinates: 39°25′37″N 77°22′47″W / 39.427029°N 77.379766°W / 39.427029; -77.379766
Length 8.3 mi (13 km)
Watershed map showing Carroll Creek

Carroll Creek is an 8.3-mile-long (13.4 km)[1] tributary of the Monocacy River in Frederick County, Maryland. The headwaters of the creek are located on the eastern slopes of Catoctin Mountain, southeast of Gambrill State Park. The stream runs roughly east through the city of Frederick to the Monocacy, which drains to the Potomac River. The Shawnee Indians, who called the Monocacy River Monnockkesey (which translates as “river with many bends”), named Carroll Creek Walkwaki Methtegui, (which translates as "down in the gully creek").

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed August 15, 2011


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