Chesapeake Bay Foundation

MAPS

The Chesapeake Bay watershed covers 64,000 square miles in six states and the District of Columbia. To understand how it "works," protect it, and restore its health, we must have a sense of the whole system, and how its pieces fit together geographically.

Geography

The Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Satellite Image of the Chesapeake Bay and its Tidal Rivers
Chesapeake Bay Sub-Watersheds
Major Tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay
Counties in the Watershed
The Susquehanna River and the Bay
John Smith Water Trail Maps

Pollution

2008 Bad Waters Report
State of the Bay: Past, Present, Future (interactive)
2005 Dead Zone
Global Distribution of Coastal Pollution
The Chesapeake's Airshed
Delivered Yield of Total Nitrogen to the Bay
Location of Major Sewage Treatment Plants
Impaired Waterways in Pennsylvania

Land Use

Percent of Forest Cover in the Watershed
Watershed Population Growth
Baltimore-Washington Green Network

Aquatic Life

Life on the Edge of the Chesapeake
Spring and Fall Salinity Levels

Restoration

Watershed Restoration Projects