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  1. Panethos @[email protected] ·

    The following list identified the longest rivers that empty into Chesapeake Bay. A minimum length of 20 miles was required for inclusion. Peace!

    Source: EPA.gov

    1. Susquehanna = 444 miles

    2. Potomac = 405 miles

    3. James = 348 miles

    4. Rappahannock = 195 miles

    5. Patuxent = 115 miles

    6. Pocomoke = 66 miles

    7. Choptank = 65 miles

    8. Nanticoke = 64 miles

    9. Chester = 43 miles

    10. Patapsco = 39 miles

    11. York = 34 miles

    12. Gunpowder = 25 miles

    13. Wicomico = 24 miles

    14. Sassafras = 22 miles

    SOURCES:

    *en.wikipedia.org for each river

    *https://furrybearflyfishing.wordpress.com/articles/marylands-gunpowder-river-more-remote-than-you-realize/

    https://panethos.wordpress.com/2024/07/22/longest-rivers-that-empty-into-chesapeake-bay/

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