Manokin River is a river in

Somerset County, Maryland Somerset County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,620, making it the second-least populous county in Maryland. The county seat is Princess Anne. The county was named for Mary ...

, that flows into

Tangier Sound Tangier Sound is a sound of the Chesapeake Bay bounded on the west by Tangier Island in Virginia, and Smith Island and South Marsh Island in Maryland, by Deal Island in Maryland on the north, and the mainland of the Eastern Shore of Maryland and ...

, an arm of the

Chesapeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay ( ) is the largest estuary in the United States. The Bay is located in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region and is primarily separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Delmarva Peninsula (including the parts: the ...

. The Manokin () rises east of

Princess Anne, Maryland Princess Anne is a town in Somerset County, Maryland, United States, that also serves as its county seat. Its population was 3,290 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland–Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is not ...

, flows through the town, then widens into a tidal estuary. Tributaries along the river's lengthU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed April 1, 2011 are Kings Creek, Back Creek, St. Peters Creek, Broad Creek, and Fishing Creek. During the colonial period, the Manokin was navigable as far as Princess Anne. The Manokin Historic District is located on both sides of the river near its mouth. Much of the

Deal Island Wildlife Management Area Deal Island Wildlife Management Area protects in western Somerset County, Maryland near the community of Deal Island. As a wildlife management area, the area is managed by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources The Maryland Department ...

is on the north side of the river; a small section of the

Fairmount Wildlife Management Area Fairmount Wildlife Management Area is a Wildlife Management Area in Somerset County, Maryland. The wildlife management area comprises more than of mostly marshland. It is located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland along the Chesapeake Bay between t ...

is on the south. Major General Arnold Elzey (1816-1871) was born on the "Elmwood" plantation along the Manokin River.

References

External links

U.S. Geographic Survey Geographic Names Information System: Manokin River
Tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay Rivers of Maryland Rivers of Somerset County, Maryland {{Maryland-river-stub