Curtis Creek is a

tidal creek A tidal creek or tidal channel is a narrow inlet or estuary that is affected by the ebb and flow of ocean tides. Thus, it has variable salinity and electrical conductivity over the tidal cycle, and flushes salts from inland soils. Tidal creeks a ...

located in Baltimore City and

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. It is a tributary of the cove Curtis Bay and is adjacent to the west of the South

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community of Curtis Bay. The creek begins at the

confluence In geography, a confluence (also ''conflux'') occurs where two or more watercourses join to form a single channel (geography), channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main ...

of Furnace Creek and Marley Creek in northern

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. It flows north about into Curtis Bay (which now lies in the City of Baltimore) which opens to the east into the main branch and stem of the

Patapsco River The Patapsco River ( ) mainstem is a river in central Maryland that flows into the Chesapeake Bay. The river's tidal portion forms the harbor for the city of Baltimore. With its South Branch, the Patapsco forms the northern border of Howar ...

(serving as the

Port of Baltimore The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore is a Port, shipping port along the tidal basins of the three branches of the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, on the upper northwest shore of the Chesapeake Bay. It is the nation's la ...

) and

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ABANDONED BOATS IN CURTIS CREEK - NARA - 546787

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NOAA nautical chart 12278NOAA nautical chart 12281
Curtis Bay, Baltimore Hawkins Point, Baltimore Rivers of Anne Arundel County, Maryland Bodies of water of Baltimore Patapsco River Tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay {{AnneArundelCountyMD-geo-stub