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Piscataway Creek
Mouth of Piscataway Creek.jpg
Mouth of Piscataway Creek, as seen from across the Potomac River
Country United States
State Maryland
District Prince George's County
Physical characteristics
Main source Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility
226 ft (69 m)
38°47′37″N 76°52′7″W / 38.79361°N 76.86861°W / 38.79361; -76.86861
River mouth Potomac River
Fort Washington Park
0 ft (0 m)
38°42′37″N 77°2′24″W / 38.71028°N 77.04000°W / 38.71028; -77.04000
Basin features
Tributaries
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    Tinkers Creek (Maryland)|Tinkers Creek

Piscataway Creek is an 18.6-mile-long (29.9 km) tributary of the Potomac River in Prince George's County, Maryland. The creek is a tidal arm of the Potomac for its final 2.5 miles (4.0 km), entering the Potomac at Fort Washington Park. Tinkers Creek is a tributary to Piscataway Creek, converging from the north 4.5 miles (7.2 km) upstream of the mouth of the Piscataway. The United States Geological Survey records two variant names for Piscataway Creek: Pascattawaye Creek and Puscattuway Creeke.

The Fort Washington Light was built to provide guidance for mariners entering Piscataway Creek from the Potomac River.

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