MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

WATERWAYS

WATERFALLS

• Baltimore County
• Cecil County

Frederick County

Garrett County

Harford County

Howard County

Montgomery County

Muddy Creek Falls at Swallow Falls State Park, north of Oakland (Garrett County), Maryland, October 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

BALTIMORE COUNTY

Waterfall on Long Green Creek, Baltimore County, Maryland, April 2015. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.

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• Amos Falls
  Part of Susquehanna River, downstream from Conowingo Dam

• Gilpins Falls
  Part of Northeast Creek, downstream from Gilpins Falls Covered Bridge

FREDERICK COUNTY

• Cunningham Falls
  Highest waterfall in State - 78 ft. cascading falls, in Cunningham Falls State Park

GARRETT COUNTY

• Gap Falls
  Part of Youghiogheny River

Muddy Creek Falls

Highest free-falling waterfall in State (54 feet)

Part of Youghiogheny River, in Swallow Falls State Park

Swallow Falls

16 ft. cascading falls

Part of Youghiogheny River, in Swallow Falls State Park

Tolliver Falls

Part of Youghiogheny River, in Swallow Falls State Park

Muddy Creek Falls at Swallow Falls State Park, north of Oakland (Garrett County), Maryland, October 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

HARFORD COUNTY

• Kilgore Falls
  17 ft. free-falling falls
  Part of Deer Creek
  Also known as Falling Branch Falls, and Falling Creek Falls

HOWARD COUNTY

• Cascade Falls
  Part of Patapsco River, in Patapsco Valley State Park

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

• Great Falls of the Potomac
  76 ft. cascading falls (stretches over 2/3 of a mile with no single fall exceeding 20 feet)
  3 channels: Maryland Falls, the Streamers, and the Spout
  Part of Potomac River, in Great Falls Park

• Stubblefield Falls
  Part of Potomac River, between Yellow Falls and Captital Beltway

• Yellow Falls
  Part of Potomac River, downstream from Great Falls

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