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Chesapeake Bay

The United States' largest estuary, a drowned valley of the Susquehanna River. The Chesapeake Bay is a grand highway - a highway for migratory fish and fowl, a highway for transportation and commerce, and a highway of our Nation's history. It is also home to indigenous marine species, watermen, farmers, military, and folks who love the quiet beauty of the Bay.

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Pepper Langley Fishing Pier at Solomons Island
Bay Scenes
Female blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) on beach
Beautiful Swimmer - The Blue Crab
A middle school field trip at Camp Riverview
Conserving and Learning
A female Diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin, puts the final touches onher freshly laid nest of eggs
Critters
NWS employee Sarah Roy faces an onslaught of cabin cruisers and an impendingstorm as she nears the end of a 25-mile trek down the Patuxent River
Fun and Suns
Erosion along a Patuxent River marsh area has created a series of arches
Problems
A Patuxent River sunset
Sunrise and Sunset on the Bay
Arrow arum (the broadleaf plant) and saltmarsh cordgrass (spartina alternaflora)
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Drum Point Lighthouse, now a museum, stood watch at the mouth of the PatuxentRiver

Drum Point Lighthouse, now a museum, stood watch at the mouth of...

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The Drum Point Lighthouse after being moved to Solomon's Island

The Drum Point Lighthouse after being moved to Solomon's Island

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Sailing is a popular pastime on the Chesapeake Bay

Sailing is a popular pastime on the Chesapeake Bay.

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A squall line threatens sailors

A squall line threatens sailors

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A squall line threatens sailors

A squall line threatens sailors

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A storm building over the Patuxent River

A storm building over the Patuxent River.

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High tide and storm threaten a pier and beach along the Patuxent River

High tide and storm threaten a pier and beach along the Patuxent...

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A crayfish home along a Calvert County stream

A crayfish home along a Calvert County stream. Crayfish use mud...

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