Stony Branch (Monocacy River)
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Water code | US : 587579 | |
location | Frederick County , Maryland | |
River system | Potomac River | |
Drain over | Monocacy River → Potomac River → Chesapeake Bay | |
source | near Emmitsburg 39 ° 40 ′ 41 ″ N , 77 ° 21 ′ 14 ″ W |
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muzzle | in the Monocacy River coordinates: 39 ° 38 ′ 22 " N , 77 ° 18 ′ 41" W 39 ° 38 ′ 22 " N , 77 ° 18 ′ 41" W |
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Mouth height |
97 m
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Stony Branch is a small creek in Frederick County , Maryland, USA . It rises at the foot of College Mountain immediately south of the campus of the Catholic Mount Saint Mary's University . The creek crosses under the Catoctin Mountain Highway ( US Highway 15 ) and flows first southeast and then south. Finally, the Stony Branch flows into the Monocacy River .