Rock Creek

tributary of the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland and Washington, D.C., in the United States
Place river Q2352739
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Rock Creek

Summary

Rock Creek is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rock Creek is located in Washington, D.C.[3].
  • Rock Creek is located in Montgomery County[4].
  • Rock Creek is in the country of United States[5].
  • Rock Creek is on the continent of North America[6].
  • Rock Creek's instance of is recorded as river[7].
  • Rock Creek's Commons category is recorded as Rock Creek[8].
  • Rock Creek's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Potomac River[9].
  • Rock Creek's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.899556, 'lon': -77.0572}[10].
  • Rock Creek's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rock Creek (Potomac River tributary)[11].
  • Rock Creek's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rock Creek'}[12].
  • Rock Creek's different from is recorded as Rock Creek[13].
  • Rock Creek's located in protected area is recorded as Rock Creek Park[14].
  • Rock Creek's drainage basin is recorded as Potomac River drainage basin[15].

Body

Geography

Rock Creek is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include Washington, D.C.[3], a city in the United States[16], in United States[17], founded in 1790[18] and Montgomery County[4], a county of Maryland[19], in United States[20], founded in 1776[21]. It is on the continent of North America[6].

Designation and Status

Rock Creek's instance of is recorded as river[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Rock Creek include Rockville[22], a city in the United States[23], in United States[24], founded in 1700[25] and Rock Creek Park[26], an urban park[27], in United States[28], founded in 1897[29].

Why It Matters

Rock Creek ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for it include Rockville[22], a city in the United States[23], in United States[24], founded in 1700[25] and Rock Creek Park[26], an urban park[27], in United States[28], founded in 1897[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . explorenaturalcommunities.org. Retrieved . explorenaturalcommunities.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . explorenaturalcommunities.org. Retrieved . explorenaturalcommunities.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Washington, D.C., Montgomery County
    Located in protected area Rock Creek Park
    Drainage basin Potomac River drainage basin
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38692|batch #38692]]: Remove redundant P30, P17 is present"
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