Chesapeake Bay Reserve, Maryland

Monie Bay

	Flora (plant life) Fauna (animal life) & Endangered Species Tidal Range & River Flow Soil Types & Geology Activities Cultural History

Monie Bay is a tributary of Tangier Sound and ultimately the Chesapeake Bay. The Monie Bay component was chosen as part of the Chesapeake Bay-MD Reserve because it well-represents the lower middle bay portion of Chesapeake Bay.

The component is located on the Deal Island Peninsula in northwest Somerset County, approximately eight miles (13 km) west of Princess Anne. Other nearby urban areas include Salisbury (20 miles/32 km) and Pocomoke City (21 miles/34 km).

The component is comprised of wetland creeks and rivers, marshes, scrub-shrub wetlands, forested wetlands, forested uplands and coastal grasslands.