Beaverdam Creek (Wicomico County)
{{Short description|Small river in Wicomico County, Maryland}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Beaverdam Creek
| image =
| image_caption =
| image_alt =
| map =
| map_size =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| pushpin_map =
| pushpin_map_size =
| pushpin_map_caption=
| pushpin_map_alt =
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = United States
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = Maryland
| subdivision_type3 = County
| subdivision_name3 = Wicomico County
| subdivision_type4 =
| subdivision_name4 =
| subdivision_type5 =
| subdivision_name5 =
| length =
| width_min =
| width_avg =
| width_max =
| depth_min =
| depth_avg =
| depth_max =
| discharge1_location=
| discharge1_min =
| discharge1_avg =
| discharge1_max =
| source1 =
| source1_location =
| source1_coordinates=
| source1_elevation =
| mouth = Wicomico River
| mouth_location = Eastern Shore of Maryland
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|38|21|11.2|N|75|34|21.2|W|region:US-MD_type:river|display=titleinline}}
| mouth_elevation =
| progression =
| river_system =
| basin_size =
| basin_landmarks =
| basin_population =
| tributaries_left =
| tributaries_right =
| waterbodies = {{ubl|Parker Pond|Schumaker Pond}}
| bridges =
| ports =
}}
Beaverdam Creek is a tributary of the Wicomico River on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.{{cite book|last1=Gannett|first1=Henry|title=A Gazetteer of Maryland|date=1904|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|location=Washington, D.C.|page=14|access-date=20 January 2015|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WZIuAAAAYAAJ&q=beaverdam%20creek%20wicomico&pg=PA14}} Parker Pond and Schumaker Pond were created by damming Beaverdam Creek.{{cite book|title=SURVEY AND MANAGEMENT OF FRESHWATER FISHERIES RESOURCES|date=1994|publisher=Maryland Department of Natural Resources|pages=I-4 through I-6|url=http://www.dnr.state.md.us/irc/docs/00007845.pdf|access-date=20 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923215617/http://www.dnr.state.md.us/irc/docs/00007845.pdf|archive-date=23 September 2015|url-status=dead}}
Beaverdam Creek runs through the historic Salisbury City Park.{{Cite web|title=City Park – SBY Parks & Recreation Committee|url=https://sbyparksandrec.com/parks/city-park|access-date=2020-09-05|language=en-US}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{Maryland waters}}
Category:Tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay
Category:Rivers of Wicomico County, Maryland
{{WicomicoCountyMD-geo-stub}}
{{Maryland-river-stub}}