Muddy Branch


Muddy Branch is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, located about northwest of Washington, D.C.

Course

The headwaters of the stream originate in Gaithersburg, and the stream flows southwest for, through Muddy Branch Park and Blockhouse Point Conservation Park, under the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal near Pennyfield Lock, to the Potomac River.

Tributaries

  • Decoverly Tributary
  • Dufief Tributary
  • Lakes Tributary
  • Pennyfield Lock Tributary
  • Potomac Grove Tributary
  • Query Mill Tributary
  • Quince Orchard Knolls Tributary
  • Rich Branch
  • Route 28 Tributary

Recreation

Parts of Muddy Branch flow through Blockhouse Point Conservation Park and the Muddy Branch Stream Valley Park. The Muddy Branch Greenway Trail is a long natural surface trail that follows the stream from the Potomac River to Malcolm King Park in Gaithersburg, Maryland. There is a boat ramp on Muddy Branch just before it goes under the C & O Canal that can be used by small boats to access the Potomac River.