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Bush River

River in Maryland, past Edgewood and Riverside

Current status

No current status shown

No current status is assigned to this water outline. Check the water page for reports and any estimated downstream stretches. Why this status, and its source

This badge describes the water outline. Check the downstream stretches on the map and below for discharge statuses.

Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

Square boat markers mark boat launches listed by OpenBoatLaunch.

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About this status

No current status shown: no report we track sets a status on this water now; how statuses work

Sources checked: MDE Reported Sewer Overflows (New for 2023), Maryland Open Data Portal (Socrata stgj-u72u) (last successful check 2026-11-03 02:31 UTC). Status by DirtyWaterWatch, updated 2026-11-03 02:43 UTC. · Updated

Estimated downstream stretches on Bush River

No downstream stretch has a current status here as of Nov 2, 2026, 9:43 PM EST. Check the reports below.

The last 90 days

Last 90 days, hour by hour. Red: discharge or advisory reported. Amber: caution. Hatched amber: end not confirmed. Grey: no current status on the water outline. Purple hatching: source update overdue.
  • Caution: to
    1 report: Harford County DPW 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Discharge or advisory reported: to
    1 report: Harford County DPW 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Caution: to
    1 report: Harford County DPW 1
    Show records

    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Discharge or advisory reported: to
    1 report: Harford County DPW 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using the reports named above and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-03 02:43 UTC.

Reported discharges over time

Historical charts are not available here. See the reports and sources on this page.

Reports linked to Bush River

Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps. Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater.

Reports linked to Bush River, newest first
WhenReportStatus
to 6:39 PMHarford County DPW · 1212 Chelsea Road · Bypass · volume not reported report · notice · mapended
to Sep 27, 8:30 PMHarford County DPW · 1212 Chelsea Road · Bypass · 10,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 6:40 PMHarford County DPW · 208 Golden Eagle Way · SSO · 1,600 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 3:00 PMHarford County DPW · 1212 Chelsea Road · Bypass · 3 million gallons report · notice · mapended
to 9:55 AMHarford County DPW · 128 King James Circle · SSO · 2,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Jan 10 ’24, 3:00 AMHarford County DPW · 701 Pamela Drive · SSO · 28,500 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 8:15 PMHarford County DPW · 1212 Chelsea Road · Bypass · 0 gallons report · notice · mapended

Sources: MDE Reported Sewer Overflows (New for 2023), Maryland Open Data Portal (Socrata stgj-u72u), retrieved 2026-11-03 02:31 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.

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All reports in Maryland by year: 2026 (3 here) · 2024 (3 here) · 2023 (1 here)

Wastewater outlets on this water

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

No wastewater outlet in our records is linked to this water.

Boat launches

Source: OpenBoatLaunch launch records (public agency data and OpenStreetMap, Open Database License). · Bush River on OpenBoatLaunch

Nearby waters

Sources covering this water

7 records linked to this water. Updated .