Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel from 10,000 feet

 An area of land that is drained by a river or other body of water.

In Va. Beach, everything that goes down the storm drains goes straight into the bay or the ocean.

Remember the 6 states it covers:  Virginia  West Virginia  Maryland  Delaware  Pennsylvania  New York 64,000 sq. miles!

Fact #1  Largest estuary in N. America.  200 mi. long x 30 mi. wide.

Fact #2  Average depth is __ feet deep.  Deepest spot is near Annapolis, MD = ___ feet

Fact #3  _________ explored & wrote a lot about the Bay. He recorded that the average size of oysters here were the size of ____________  “Chesapeake Bay” means __________________ John Smith a man’s boot! “Great Shellfish Bay.”

Step #1 35 mya a meteorite struck offshore, generating a crater that punched down into the basement rock.

Step #2 Water from the coast drained in, forming the Susquehanna river valley about 12,000 y.a Whirlpool in the Susquehanna River caused by a collapsing coal mine.

Step #3 Glaciation scoured out the upper river valley.

Step #4 Glaciers melted & sea level rose, flooding the river valley.