Seneca Creek is a 5.8-mile-long (9.3 km) stream in Montgomery County, Maryland , USA, roughly 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Washington, D.C. It drains into the Potomac River .
6-501: Seneca Creek may refer to: Seneca Creek (Potomac River) , Maryland Seneca Creek State Park Seneca Creek , a watercourse in New Mexico and Oklahoma Seneca Creek (North Fork South Branch Potomac River) , West Virginia Seneca River (Virginia) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
12-501: Is a boat ramp into the creek which provides access to the Potomac River. An area of about 6,300 acres (25 km ) along 14.75 miles (23.74 km) of the creek has been set aside as Seneca Creek State Park . It has trails including the 16.5 miles (26.6 km) Seneca Creek Greenway Trail , the 10 miles (16 km) Schaeffer Farm Trail, and many shorter and easier trails. Parking and picnic areas are provided at various locations in
18-512: The Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal before it flows into the Potomac River. There is about a 600 feet (180 m) change in elevation from the stream's upper sources to its mouth at the Potomac. Seneca Creek has a watershed area of 121 square miles (310 km ). Depending on conditions, parts of the creek are navigable by light watercraft, such as kayaks or canoes . Near Riley’s Lock there
24-535: The Smithsonian Castle and locks 8 - 27 of the C&;O Canal. The remains of the 1837 stone cutting mill are still intact, though unmarked; above the quarry is the restored quarry masters house. Both are within state park lands. During the 1920s and 1930s Seneca was a popular vacation spot for people from lower Montgomery County and Washington who came for the cooler temperatures, boating, swimming, and fishing. There
30-464: The park. Long Draught Creek, a small tributary north of Gaithersburg has been dammed to form the 90 acres (0.36 km ) Clopper Lake which is the centerpiece of the park's day use area. This area includes multiple picnic areas, a disc golf course, boat rentals for the lake, and restroom facilities. Just west of the creek's mouth is the Seneca Quarry , the quarry that provided the red sandstone for
36-742: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seneca_Creek&oldid=1237244692 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Seneca Creek (Potomac River) The creek begins with two main tributaries: These tributaries converge near Darnestown . Another major tributary, Dry Seneca Creek, empties into Seneca Creek west of Darnestown. The creek continues south and passes under Seneca Aqueduct /Riley's Lock (Lock 24) of
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