{{geobox|river | name = chesapeake bay | native_name = | other_name = | category = estuary | etymology = chesepiooc, algonquian for village "at a big river" | nickname = | image = chesapeakelandsat.jpeg | image_caption = the chesapeake bay â landsat photo | image_size = 250 | country = united states | state = maryland | state1 = virginia | region = | district = | municipality = | parent = | tributary_right = patapsco river | tributary_left = chester river | tributary_left1 = choptank river | tributary_right1 = patuxent river | tributary_left2 = nanticoke river | tributary_right2 = potomac river | tributary_left3 = pocomoke river | tributary_right3 = rappahannock river | tributary_right4 = york river | tributary_right5 = james river | tributary_right6 = severn river | tributary_right7 = magothy river | tributary_right8 = south river | city = | city1 = | city2 = | city3 = | landmark = | river = | source = susquehanna river | source_location = havre de grace, md | source_region = | source_country = | source_elevation_imperial = 0 | source_lat_d = 39 | source_lat_m = 32 | source_lat_s = 35 | source_lat_ns = n | source_long_d = 76 | source_long_m = 04 | source_long_s = 32 | source_long_ew = w | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_region = | source1_country = | source1_elevation_imperial = | source1_lat_d = | source1_lat_m = | source1_lat_s = | source1_lat_ns = | source1_long_d = | source1_long_m = | source1_long_s = | source1_long_ew = | source_confluence = | source_confluence_location = | source_confluence_region = | source_confluence_country = | source_confluence_elevation_imperial = | source_confluence_lat_d = | source_confluence_lat_m = | source_confluence_lat_s = | source_confluence_lat_ns = | source_confluence_long_d = | source_confluence_long_m = | source_confluence_long_s = | source_confluence_long_ew = | mouth = atlantic ocean | mouth_location = virginia beach, va | mouth_region = | mouth_country = | mouth_elevation_imperial = 0 | mouth_lat_d = 36 | mouth_lat_m = 59 | mouth_lat_s = 45| mouth_lat_ns = n | mouth_long_d = 75 | mouth_long_m = 57 | mouth_long_s = 34 | mouth_long_ew = w | length_imperial = 200 | length_orientation = | width_imperial = 30 | width_orientation = | area_imperial = 4479 | depth_imperial = 46 | volume_imperial = | watershed_imperial = 64299 | discharge_imperial = 78300 | discharge_note =  | discharge_max_imperial = 389000 | discharge_min_imperial = 9800 | free = | free_type = | map = chesapeakewatershedmap.png | map_caption = chesapeake bay watershed | map_background = | map_locator = | map_locator_x = | map_locator_y = | website = | commons = | footnotes = {{designation list |
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