![[photo, Boat house on Susquehanna River, Havre de Grace, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/37mun/havre/images/1198-1-1093.jpg)
Maryland's riverine system is a complex network of branches, and tributaries, some of which are known both as rivers and creeks. Most rivers in Maryland run into Chesapeake Bay.
At the State level, the Department of the Environment seeks to protect Maryland waterways, including rivers, and the Scenic and Wild Rivers Program is overseen by the State Forest and Park Service of the Department of Natural Resources. In addition, county government units, such as Anne Arundel County's Severn River Commission also provide oversight.
Boat house on Susquehanna River, Havre de Grace, Maryland, April 2005. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
![[photo, Patuxent River with Solomons Island Bridge in distance (from St. Mary's County), Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/sm/images/i004555b.jpg)
Patuxent River with Solomons Island Bridge in distance (from St. Mary's County), Maryland, May 2000. Solomons Island Bridge links Calvert and St. Mary's counties in southern Maryland. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
![[photo, Fishermen on Potomac River, Point of Rocks, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/01glance/images/1198-1-563b.jpg)
![[photo, Sassafras River at Georgetown, Kent County, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/ke/images/5458-7-025.jpg)
Sassafras River at Georgetown, Kent County, Maryland, April 2002. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Also see: Maryland Geological Survey's Rivers in Maryland
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