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Collington Branch is a stream that flows into the Western Branch of the
Patuxent River The Patuxent River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland. There are three main river drainages for central Maryland: the Potomac River to the west passing through Washington, D.C., the Patapsco River to the northeas ...
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Prince George's County, Maryland Prince George's County (often shortened to PG County or PG) is located in the U.S. state of Maryland bordering the eastern portion of Washington, D.C. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, the population was 967,201, making it ...
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Inflows

Woodward Pond, sometimes referred to Foxhill Lake drains into Collington Branch. Allen Pond is a ten-acre man-made lake that drains into Collington Branch.


Environmental concerns

The major pollutant in this stream is non-point sediment from the communities of Highbrige Park, Gallant Fox, Stewart’s Landing, Westview, Long Ridge, Tulip Grove, Foxhill, Kenilworth, Old Stage, Princeton Square, Northview, Enfield Chase, Woodmore Highlands in
Bowie, Maryland Bowie () is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Per the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 58,329. Bowie has grown from a small railroad stop to the largest municipality in Prince George's County; i ...
. The source of the sediment is erosion from construction, storm water runoff carrying lawn chemicals such as excess fertilizer, and pet waste runoff from lawns.


Historical significance

In 1696, the Council of Maryland divided Prince George's County into six districts referred to as "Hundreds": Mattapany, Patuxent, Collington, Mount Calvert, Piscattoway and New Scotland. Collington Branch formed the boundary between Collington Hundred and Patuxent Hundred.


Parks

Foxhill Park Foxhill Park is a 45-acre park in Bowie, Maryland, operated by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. It is adjacent to the Belair Mansion. Woodward Pond The park includes Woodward Pond, a man-made pond, also referred to a ...
contains a tributary of Collington Branch. Collington Branch Park located at 15532 Peach Walker Dr in
Bowie, Maryland Bowie () is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Per the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 58,329. Bowie has grown from a small railroad stop to the largest municipality in Prince George's County; i ...
takes its name from the stream but does not directly abut it. The Collington Branch is planned for a multi-use trail that will connect Bowie with
Upper Marlboro, Maryland Upper Marlboro, officially the Town of Upper Marlboro, is the county seat of Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population within the town limits was 652, although Greater Upper ...
. In 2000, the Prince George's County Bicycle and Trails Advisory Group recommended this trail as the number seven trail/bikeway priority in the county.


See also

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Collington, Maryland Collington was a settlement in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, dating from colonial times. Collington has been subsumed by the city of Bowie. Geography Collington was located at 38°58'6" North, 76°45'35" West (38.9684441 -76.75 ...
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Foxhill Park Foxhill Park is a 45-acre park in Bowie, Maryland, operated by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. It is adjacent to the Belair Mansion. Woodward Pond The park includes Woodward Pond, a man-made pond, also referred to a ...


References

{{authority control Tributaries of the Patuxent River Rivers of Maryland Rivers of Prince George's County, Maryland Patuxent River