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Originating in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia and drawing from the hills of Virginia and Maryland, which are collectively recognized as the Potomac River Highlands, the river offers a diversity of culture, history, and wildlife as it channels the border between those states and Washington, DC, on its 380-mile run to the Tidewater at ...
The Potomac River runs over 383 miles from Fairfax Stone, West Virginia to Point Lookout, Maryland. It affects more than 6 million people who live within the Potomac watershed, the 14,670-square-mile land area where water drains towards the mouth of the river.
At Great Falls, the Potomac River builds up speed and force as it falls over a series of steep, jagged rocks and flows through the narrow Mather Gorge. The Patowmack Canal offers a glimpse into the early history of this country.
Physical/ Habitat Description - The warmwater nontidal Potomac River, commonly referred to as the “Upper Potomac”, stretches from Cumberland to Washington D.C., forming Maryland’s southern boundary for over 200 miles. The watershed drains roughly 11,200 square miles encompassing Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia.
The Potomac flows to the Chesapeake Bay. It has two sources. The North Branch starts at Fairfax Stone in West Virginia, and the South Branch starts in Highland County, Virginia. The North Branch and the South Branch meet in Hampshire County, West Virginia, and make the Potomac River.
The Potomac River flows through 400 miles of geologically and ecologically rich landscape stretching from the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia all the way into the Chesapeake Bay. It has been shaping and re-shaping its physical surroundings for over 3 million years when it was first formed—and for thousands of years, it has played a ...
Fed by several major tributaries in the southeastern United States, the Potomac River winds through scenic and historic country, past the nation’s capital of Washington, D.C., on its swift journey toward Chesapeake Bay. The Potomac separates Maryland and the District of Columbia from Virginia.
The LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac is a designed landscape located in Lady Bird Johnson Park on the west side of the Potomac River in DC
It is coextensive with the District of Columbia (the city is often referred to as simply D.C.) and is located on the northern shore of the Potomac River at the river’s navigation head—that is, the transshipment point between waterway and land transport.
A Deep Dive into Potomac River History. An exploration of the people, organizations, and events that make the Potomac River what it is today and what it will become.