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Double Pipe Creek

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Coordinates: 39°36′04″N 77°16′13″W / 39.6012108°N 77.2702617°W / 39.6012108; -77.2702617
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Double Pipe Creek is a major tributary of the Monocacy River in Carroll County and Frederick County in Maryland, located several miles north and west of Westminster.

Course

The creek and its tributaries flow through Manchester, Union Bridge, Taneytown, New Windsor and Westminster. The main stem of the creek is formed from the confluence of Big Pipe Creek, with headwaters near Manchester; and Little Pipe Creek, with headwaters in Westminster. From the confluence, near Detour, Maryland (39°36′04″N 77°16′13″W / 39.6012°N 77.2703°W / 39.6012; -77.2703), Double Pipe flows west for about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to its mouth at the Monocacy, which drains to the Potomac River. The watershed area of Double Pipe Creek is 192.6 square miles (499 km2).

Tributaries include Bear Branch, Big Pipe Creek, Little Pipe Creek, Meadow Branch and Sam’s Creek. Double Pipe Creek, the portion of Little Pipe Creek west of Union Bridge, and the western section of Sam's Creek form part of the legal boundary between Frederick County and Carroll County.

Pollution

The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) has identified water quality violations for Double Pipe Creek and tributaries, specifically for sediment, nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus), and bacteria. The principal sources of bacteria appear to be failing septic tanks from residences and/or businesses, pet waste and waste from farm animals (livestock).[1][2] The pollution sources for sediment include agricultural runoff and urban runoff.[3] (Although agriculture is the predominant land use in the watershed, tributaries of Double Pipe Creek flow through portions of Westminster, Taneytown, New Windsor and Union Bridge.)

39°36′04″N 77°16′13″W / 39.6012108°N 77.2702617°W / 39.6012108; -77.2702617

See also

References

  1. ^ Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). Baltimore, MD. “Total Maximum Daily Loads of Fecal Bacteria for the Double Pipe Creek Basin in Carroll and Frederick Counties, Maryland (Draft).” June 2007.
  2. ^ Knauer, Carrie Ann (2010). "County aims to improve water quality in streams." Carroll County Times, 2010-03-11.
  3. ^ MDE. “Total Maximum Daily Load of Sediment in the Double Pipe Creek Watershed, Frederick and Carroll Counties, Maryland.” September 2008.


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