located_in_the_administrative_territorial_entity tuscarora creek 
Tuscarora Creek is a 12 . 8 - mile - long ( 20 . 6 km ) tributary ___MASK12___ the Potomac River in Frederick County , Maryland , in the United States . The creek rises east ___MASK12___ the community ___MASK12___ Jefferson , about 6 . 4 miles ( 10 . 3 km ) southwest ___MASK12___ the city ___MASK12___ Frederick , and flows south to its mouth at the Potomac . A tributary or affluent is a stream or ___MASK4___ that flows into a larger stream or main stem ( or parent ) ___MASK4___ or a lake . A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean . Tributaries and the main stem ___MASK4___ drain the surrounding drainage ___MASK56___ ___MASK12___ its surface water and groundwater , leading the water out into an ocean . A stream is a body ___MASK12___ water with a current , confined within a bed and banks . Depending on its location or certain characteristics , a stream may be referred to as a " bayou ", " beck ", " branch ", " brook ", " burn ", " creek ", " crick ", " ghyll ", " gill ", " kill ", " lick ", " mill race ", " race ", " rill ", " river ", " rivulet ", " run ", " runnel ", " streamage ", " syke ", or " wash ". ___MASK21___ (, officially the Commonwealth of ___MASK21___ ) is a state located in the Mid - Atlantic region of the United States , as well as in the historic Southeast . ___MASK21___ is nicknamed the " Old Dominion " due to its status as the first colonial possession established in mainland British America , and " Mother of Presidents " because eight U . S . presidents were born there , more than any other state . The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay , which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna . The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond ; ___MASK21___ Beach is the most populous city , and Fairfax County is the most populous political subdivision . The Commonwealth ' s estimated population is over 8 . 3 million , which is slightly less than New York City . ___MASK18___ ___MASK21___ is a state located in the Appalachian region of the Southern United States . It is bordered by ___MASK21___ to the southeast , Kentucky to the southwest , Ohio to the northwest , Pennsylvania to the north ( and , slightly , east ), and Maryland to the northeast . ___MASK18___ ___MASK21___ is the 41st largest by area , the 38th most populous , and has the second lowest household income of the 50 United States . The capital and largest city is Charleston . " Main Stem " is 1942 instrumental by Duke ___MASK29___ and His Famous Orchestra . Although recorded in 1942 , the single would not be released until 1944 where it was Duke ___MASK29___ ' s last ___MASK12___ four number one ' s on the Harlem Hit Parade . " Main Stem " also peaked at number twenty on the pop chart . ___MASK100___ is a state located in the Mid - Atlantic region ___MASK12___ the United States , bordering ___MASK21___ , West ___MASK21___ , and Washington , D . C . to its south and west ; Pennsylvania to its north ; and Delaware to its east . The state ' s largest city is Baltimore , and its capital is Annapolis . Among its occasional nicknames are " Old Line State ", the " Free State ", and the " Chesapeake Bay State ". The state is named after Henrietta Maria ___MASK12___ France , the wife ___MASK12___ Charles I ___MASK12___ England . The Chesapeake Bay is an estuary lying inland from the ___MASK52___ , and surrounded by the North American mainland to the west , and the Delmarva Peninsula to the east . It is the largest such body in the contiguous United States . The northern bay is within Maryland , the southern portion within ___MASK21___ , and is a very important feature for the ecology and economy of those two states , as well as others . More than 150 major rivers and streams flow into the bay ' s drainage basin , which covers parts of six states ( New York , Pennsylvania , Delaware , Maryland , ___MASK21___ and West ___MASK21___ ) plus all of the District of Columbia . A drainage ___MASK56___ or catchment ___MASK56___ is an extent or an area ___MASK12___ land where all surface water from rain , melting snow , or ice converges to a single point at a lower elevation , usually the exit ___MASK12___ the ___MASK56___ , where the waters join another body ___MASK12___ water , such as a river , lake , reservoir , estuary , wetland , sea , or ocean . Thus if a tributary stream joins a brook that in turn joins a small river which is a tributary ___MASK12___ a larger river , there is a series ___MASK12___ successively larger ( and lower elevation ) drainage basins . For instance , the Missouri and Ohio rivers are within their own drainage basins and also within the drainage ___MASK56___ ___MASK12___ the ___MASK66___ River . Henrietta Maria ___MASK12___ France ( 25 November 1609  10 September 1669 ) was queen consort ___MASK12___ England , Scotland , and Ireland as the wife ___MASK12___ King Charles I . She was mother ___MASK12___ his two immediate successors , Charles II and James II . A lake is an area ___MASK12___ variable size filled with water , localized in a basin , that is surrounded by land , apart from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake . ___MASK89___ lie on land and are not part ___MASK12___ the ocean , and therefore are distinct from lagoons , and are also larger and deeper than ponds , though there are no official or scientific definitions . ___MASK89___ can be contrasted with rivers or streams , which are usually flowing . Most ___MASK89___ are fed and drained by rivers and streams . The ___MASK52___ is the second largest of the world ' s oceans with a total area of about . It covers approximately 20 percent of the Earth ' s surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area . It separates the " Old World " from the " New World ". ___MASK7___ , D . C ., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as " ___MASK7___ ", " the District ", or simply " D . C .", is the capital of the United States . ___MASK36___ is a state located in the Mid - Atlantic and / or Northeastern regions ___MASK12___ the United States . It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland , to the northeast by New Jersey , and to the north by Pennsylvania . The state takes its name from Thomas West , 3rd Baron De La Warr , an English nobleman and ___MASK21___ ' s first colonial governor . A ___MASK4___ is a natural flowing watercourse , usually ___MASK22___ , flowing towards an ocean , sea , lake or another ___MASK4___ . In some cases a ___MASK4___ flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water . Small rivers can be referred to using names such as stream , creek , brook , rivulet , and rill . There are no official definitions for the generic term ___MASK4___ as applied to geographic features , although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size . Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location ; examples are " run " in some parts of the United States , " burn " in Scotland and northeast England , and " beck " in ___MASK45___ England . Sometimes a ___MASK4___ is defined as being larger than a creek , but not always : the language is vague . Charles I ( 19 November 1600  30 January 1649 ) was monarch ___MASK12___ the three kingdoms ___MASK12___ England , Scotland , and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649 . The Potomac ___MASK4___ is located along the mid - ___MASK52___ coast of the United States and flows into the Chesapeake Bay . The river ( main stem and North Branch ) is approximately long , with a drainage area of about 14 , 700 square miles ( 38 , 000 km² ). In terms of area , this makes the Potomac ___MASK4___ the fourth largest river along the Atlantic coast of the United States and the 21st largest in the United States . Over 5 million people live within the Potomac watershed . ___MASK32___ ( ___MASK32___ German : " Pennsylvaani "), officially the Commonwealth ___MASK12___ ___MASK32___ , is a state located in the northeastern and Mid - Atlantic regions ___MASK12___ the United States . The Appalachian Mountains run through its middle . The commonwealth borders Delaware to the southeast , Maryland to the south , West ___MASK21___ to the southwest , Ohio to the west , Lake Erie and the Canadian province ___MASK12___ Ontario to the northwest , New York to the north , and New Jersey to the east . Groundwater ( or ground water ) is the water present beneath ___MASK48___ ' s surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures ___MASK12___ rock formations . A unit ___MASK12___ rock or an unconsolidated deposit is called an aquifer when it can yield a usable quantity ___MASK12___ water . The depth at which soil pore spaces or fractures and voids in rock become completely saturated with water is called the water table . Groundwater is recharged from , and eventually flows to , the surface naturally ; natural discharge often occurs at springs and seeps , and can form oases or wetlands . Groundwater is also often withdrawn for agricultural , municipal , and industrial use by constructing and operating extraction wells . The study ___MASK12___ the distribution and movement ___MASK12___ groundwater is hydrogeology , also called groundwater hydrology .