| Popes Creek | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Charles County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Potomac River |
• elevation | 0 feet (0 m) |
| Length | 3.4 mi (5.5 km) |
Popes Creek[1] is a 3.4-mile-long (5.5 km)[2] stream inCharles County,Maryland and a tributary of thePotomac River.
ThePotomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO) built the two coal units of theMorgantown Generating Station in the 1960s inMorgantown, Maryland, near the mouth of Pope's Creek. This facility, now owned byMirant, is sometimes referred to the Pope's Creek Power Plant.[3]
In 1853 the State of Maryland chartered theBaltimore and Potomac Rail Road Company to construct arailroad from the city ofBaltimore viaUpper Marlboro andPort Tobacco to a point on the Potomac River betweenLiverpool Point and theSt. Marys River, and any branches of at most 20 miles (32 km) in length. This rail line, now operated byCSX Transportation, is known as thePope's Creek Subdivision and carried passenger service until 1949. Today it is primarily used to haulcoal to the power plant.[3]
38°23′49″N76°59′20″W / 38.39694°N 76.98889°W /38.39694; -76.98889
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