Baltimore Harbor is a harbor at the head of the Patapsco River estuary on the upper west shore of Chesapeake Bay, with the inner harbor sheltered behind Fort McHenry. The tide is semidiurnal and small, with a mean range of 1.14 ft (0.35 m) at the Baltimore (Fort McHenry) station.
- Type
- Harbor
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Setting
- At the head of the Patapsco River estuary on the upper west shore of Chesapeake Bay, with the inner harbor sheltered behind Fort McHenry
- Tidal range
- The tide is semidiurnal and small, with a mean range of 1.14 ft (0.35 m) at the Baltimore (Fort McHenry) station.
- Notable
- Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine at the harbor entrance is the bombardment site (September 1814) that inspired the US national anthem; the Fort McHenry Channel was rebuilt by the US Army Corps of Engineers after the March 2024 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge (NPS / USACE).
