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08.02.01.06 - Code of Maryland Regulation

Bay Definition, Map No. 4

.06 Dividing Lines of the Chesapeake Bay, Sounds and Straits.

A. The boundaries set forth in §B of this regulation are designated as official dividing lines of the Chesapeake Bay, sounds and straits.

B. Any creek, cove, or other tributary less than 100 yards in width that intersects any segment of the following delineating lines shall not be a part of the described area.

(1a) Chesapeake Bay, Western Shore. - Description reads south to north.

Continued south on bay Map #3.

...then running approximately 314° True to a point at or near the north side of Fishing Creek, defined by Lat. 38°41.48' N and Long. 76°31.10' W; then running northerly along shore to a point at or near Holland Point, defined by Lat. 38°43.58' N and Long. 76°31.62' W; then running approximately 349° True to a point at or near the shore at the southern entrance of Parker Creek, defined by Lat. 38°46.49' N and Long. 76°32.32' W; then running approximately 36° True to a point at or near the shore at the northern entrance of Parker Creek, defined by Lat. 38°46.63' N and Long. 76°32.20' W; then running northeasterly along shore to a point at or near the southern entrance of Broadwater Creek, defined by Lat. 38°47.37' N and Long. 76°31.44' W; then running approximately 43° True to a point at or near the northern entrance of Broadwater Creek, defined by Lat. 38°48.06' N and Long. 76°30.61' W; then running northerly along shore to a point at or near Curtis Point, defined by Lat. 38°51.19' N and Long. 76°29.83' W; then running approximately 330° True to a point at or near Dutchman Point, defined by Lat. 38°52.19' N and Long. 76°30.57' W; then running northeasterly along shore to a point at or near Saunders Point, defined by Lat. 38°53.19' N and Long. 76°29.44' W; then running approximately 49° True to a point at or near Thomas Point, defined by Lat. 38°54.44' N and Long. 76°27.61' W; then running approximately 10° True to a point at or near the northerly entrance of Fishing Creek, defined by Lat. 38°54.86' N and Long. 76°27.51' W; then running northerly along shore to a point at or near Tolley Point, defined by Lat. 38°56.48' N and Long. 76°27.02' W;...

Continued north on bay Map #5.

(1b)Chesapeake Bay, Eastern Shore. - Description reads north to south.

...then running southerly along the west and south shore of Kent Island to a point at or near Kent Point, defined by Lat. 38°50.18' N and Long. 76°22.10' W; then running approximately 102° True to a point at or near Wades Point, defined by Lat. 38°49.54' N and Long. 76°18.13' W; then running southerly along the shore to a point at or near Amys Marsh Point, defined by Lat. 38°43.78' N and Long. 76°20.54' W; then running approximately 172° True to a point at or near the northwest tip of Tilghman Island, defined by Lat. 38°43.23' N and Long. 76°20.44' W; then running southerly along the west shore of Tilghman Island to a point at or near Blackwalnut Point, defined by Lat. 38°40.24' N and Long. 76°20.37' W;...

Continued south on bay Map #3.