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2017-2018 Bay Barometer Fact Sheet: Washington, D.C.

All of Washington, D.C., sits within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, which means all the District’s rivers—including the Anacostia and the Potomac—flow into the Bay. The District has committed to achieving 22 of the outcomes in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. Its progress toward seven of these outcomes is highlighted here.

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2017-2018 Bay Barometer Fact Sheet: Delaware

More than 700 square miles of Delaware sit within the 64,000 square mile Chesapeake Bay watershed, and four of the state’s major rivers—the Choptank, Nanticoke, Pocomoke and Sassafras—flow into the Bay. Delaware has committed to achieving 22 of the outcomes in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. Its progress toward seven of these outcomes is highlighted here.

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2017-2018 Bay Barometer Fact Sheet: Maryland

Almost all of Maryland sits within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and four of the state’s major rivers—including the Choptank, Patuxent, Potomac and Susquehanna—flow into the Bay. Maryland has committed to achieving 29 of the outcomes in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. Its progress toward 10 of these outcomes is highlighted here.

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2017-2018 Bay Barometer Fact Sheet: New York

More than 6,000 square miles of New York sit within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and one of the state’s major rivers—the Susquehanna—flows into the Bay. New York has committed to achieving 14 of the outcomes in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. Its progress toward six of these outcomes is highlighted here.

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2017-2018 Bay Barometer Fact Sheet: Pennsylvania

More than 22,000 square miles of Pennsylvania sit within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and one of the Commonwealth’s major rivers—the Susquehanna—flows into the Bay. The Susquehanna River is the Bay’s largest tributary, and contributes about half of the Bay’s freshwater (about 19 million gallons per minute). Pennsylvania has committed to achieving 25 of the outcomes in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. Its progress toward 10 of these outcomes is highlighted here.

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2017-2018 Bay Barometer Fact Sheet: Virginia

More than 21,000 square miles of Virginia sit within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and five of the Commonwealth’s major rivers—including the Appomattox, James, Potomac, Rappahannock and Roanoke—flow into the Bay. Virginia has committed to achieving 28 of the outcomes in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. Its progress toward 12 of these outcomes is highlighted here.

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2017-2018 Bay Barometer Fact Sheet: West Virginia

More than 3,500 square miles of West Virginia sit within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and one of the state’s major rivers—the Potomac—flows into the Bay. West Virginia has committed to achieving 18 of the outcomes in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. Its progress toward seven of these outcomes is highlighted here.

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