Other watersheds in the Chesapeake Bay
Bohemia Creek || Broad Creek || C and D Canal West || Chester River || Choptank River || Deep Creek || Elk Creek || Gravelly Branch || Gum Branch || Marshyhope Creek || Nanticoke River || Perch Creek || Pocomoke River || Sassafras River || Wicomico
Elk Creek
Background  
The Elk River Watershed is located at the very top of Delaware's portion of the Chesapeake Bay Basin and drains through Maryland into the northeastern portion of the Chesapeake Bay.

The majority of the land in the Delaware portion of the Elk River watershed is agricultural.
Water Quality  
Plants and Wildlife  
Further Resources  



View of fence in front of trail through forest
Photo credit: DNREC's Watershed Assessment and Management Section