Chesapeake Bay
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Length: 200 miles (300 km) long, from the Susquehanna River to the Atlantic Ocean
Width (widest point): 30 miles (50 km)
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The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's watershed covers 64,299 square miles (166,534 km²) in the District of Columbia and part of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. More than 150 rivers and streams drain into the Bay.
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The largest rivers flowing into the bay, from north to south, are:
- Susquehanna River
- Patapsco River
- Chester River
- Choptank River
- Patuxent River
- Potomac River
- Rappahannock River
- Nanticoke River
- York River
- Back River
- James River
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