Double Pipe Creek

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Double Pipe Creek is a significant waterway in central Maryland that drains agricultural and rural areas before joining the Monocacy River.

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Double Pipe Creek canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
stream
tributary
alsoKnownAs Pipe Creek (lower mainstem context)
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
confluenceLocation near Union Bridge, Maryland
country United States of America
surface form: United States
drains agricultural areas in central Maryland
rural areas in central Maryland
ecoregion Pennsylvania Piedmont
surface form: Northern Piedmont
flowsThrough Piedmont region
surface form: Piedmont region of Maryland
formsFrom Big Pipe Creek NERFINISHED
Little Pipe Creek
governedBy Maryland water quality standards
hasFloodRisk localized flooding during heavy rain
hasImpairmentListing bacteria
nutrients
sediment
hasLandUse predominantly agricultural
rural residential
hasTributary Bear Branch
Big Pipe Creek NERFINISHED
Little Pipe Creek
Sam’s Creek
locatedIn Carroll County, Maryland NERFINISHED
Frederick County, Maryland NERFINISHED
Maryland
monitoredBy Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Maryland Department of the Environment
mouth Monocacy River
mouthLocation near Detour, Maryland
near Keymar, Maryland NERFINISHED
Taneytown, Maryland NERFINISHED
Union Bridge, Maryland
partOf Chesapeake Bay
surface form: Chesapeake Bay watershed

Monocacy River
surface form: Monocacy River basin
region central Maryland
riverSystem Chesapeake Bay
Potomac River
subjectTo Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) regulations
nonpoint source pollution from agriculture
supports warmwater fish species
tributaryOf Monocacy River
usedFor fishing
recreation
wading
watershedName Double Pipe Creek watershed

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Monocacy River majorTributary Double Pipe Creek