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Dividing Creek
Country United States
State Maryland
Region Delmarva Peninsula
Physical characteristics
Main source 38°17′23″N 75°35′12″W / 38.28972°N 75.58667°W / 38.28972; -75.58667
River mouth 38°5′23″N 75°32′28″W / 38.08972°N 75.54111°W / 38.08972; -75.54111
Length 19.1 mi (30.7 km)

Dividing Creek is a 19.1-mile-long (30.7 km) tributary of the Pocomoke River on the Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in Wicomico County, Maryland, and forms the boundary between Somerset and Worcester counties.

The entire watershed is in the Atlantic coastal plain and quickly reaches sea level at the Pocomoke. The original county courthouse for pre-1742 Somerset County was located not far above the mouth of Dividing Creek, close to its west bank.

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