Chesapeake Bay

The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Virginia and Maryland. The Chesapeake Bay's watershed covers 64,299 mi² (166,534 km²) in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. More than 150 rivers and streams drain into the Bay.

External links

• Chesapeake Bay Program
• Chesapeake Bay Foundation
• Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge (near Annapolis, MD)
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
• Maryland Sea Grant
• http://www.cbl.umces.edu/Education/BayInfo.html
• Scientist's Cliffs
• National Geographic- Saving The Chesapeake