The Manokin River is a tidal stream located in Somerset County on Maryland's Eastern Shore. With headwaters in the east, it flows through the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, the town of Princess Anne, farmlands, residential areas, and the Eastern Shore Correctional Institution before emptying into Tangier Sound and the Chesapeake Bay near historic Clifton and County-owned Raccoon Point Park. The river spans approximately 12 km in length and 2 km in width near its mouth, with a drainage area of nearly 59,400 acres of land and 14,900 acres of open tidal water. The river is characterized by relatively shallow depths, with a mean water depth of 0.94 meters (about 3 feet) and tidal influences that extend well up into many streams and tributaries.