Here are pictures of humans enjoying and working on the Potomac River. The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). The river is approximately 413 statute miles (665 km) long, with a drainage area of about 14,700 square miles (38,000 km?). In terms of area, this makes the Potomac River the fourth largest river along the Atlantic coast of the USA and the 21st largest in the USA. Over 5 million people live within the Potomac watershed, where precipitation provides the equivalent of over 8 m? (more than 2,100 US gallons) of water per person per year.
The river has two sources. The source of the North Branch is at the Fairfax Stone located at the junction of Grant, Tucker, Preston counties in West Virginia. The source of the South Branch is located near Hightown in northern Highland County, Virginia. The river’s two branches converge just east of Green Spring in Hampshire County, West Virginia to form the Potomac. Once the Potomac drops from the Piedmont to the Coastal Plain, tides further influence the river as it passes through Washington, D.C. and beyond. Salinity in the Potomac River Estuary increases thereafter with distance downstream. The estuary also widens, reaching 11 statute miles (17 km) wide at its mouth, between Point Lookout, Maryland and Smith Point, Virginia before flowing into the Chesapeake Bay. (Adapted from:Potomac River. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.)
Paddle boats and cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin on the Potomac
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Nightingale on the Potomac River
Duckboat touring on the Potomac
River at Arlington, Virginia
Office of Naval Research (NRL) on the Potomac River in Maryland
University girls rowing on the Potomac River
Sailboat at Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia on the Potomac
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Skiff transporting construction workers’ trash on the Potomac
River past the Blue Plains Sewage Treatment Facility
Watch dog on boat at Georgetown Waterfront on the Potomac River
Airplane departing National Airport (DCA) on the Potomac River
John Hotaling, realtor, at Georgetown Waterfront on the Potomac River
John Hotaling, realtor, on the Potomac River
Bob Hotaling, realtor, on the RATIFIED, Potomac River
LOWRANCE fish finder showing fish under the Wilson Bridge on the Potomac River
John Everett fishing on the Potomac River
Bob Hotaling, realtor, fishing on the Potomac River, with catfish
Kayak in foaming rapids on the Potomac River at Great Falls, Maryland
Rock climbing along the Potomac River at Great Falls, Maryland
Walking on towpath of C&O Canal along the Potomac River at Great Falls, Maryland
USCG (Coast Guard) inflatable patrol boat on the Potomac River at Jefferson Island
Washington Monument across Tidal Basin with Cherry Blossoms
Rosslyn, Arlington County, Virginia from the South on the Potomac River
Jefferson Memorial across Tidal Basin with Cherry Blossoms
The Awakening sculpture at Haines Point on the Potomac River
New Wilson Bridge under construction over the Potomac River
Railroad Bridge from Washington DC to Arlington Virginia on the Potomac River
Port Washington under construction in Maryland on the Potomac River
Retired deer decoy along Donaldson Run on the Potomac River
Donaldson Run on the Potomac River
Cormorant on navigation buoy on the Potomac River
Osprey in flight on the Potomac River
Osprey with fish on nest on the Potomac River
Two Ospreys in nest on the Potomac River
Cormorants on debris on the Potomac River
Skiff at Fletcher’s boathouse on the Potomac River
Flood debris at Fletcher’s landing on the Potomac River
Flood stage at Great Falls on the Potomac River
Storm debris on the Potomac River
Flood stage on the Potomac River from the Virginia park side
Gorge below Great Falls on the Potomac River from the Maryland side
C&O barge canal and barge on the Potomac River at Great Falls
C&O barge canal on the Potomac River at Great Falls
Potomac River at Shepherdstown, West Virginia
High Water Mark on Potomac at Utility Pole 101/16. Text says: High Water Mark, Recorded by R.C.Culler and J.L. Stookey, 25 June 1972 Between 2100 and 2400
Kennedy Center at sunset from Georgetown in Washington, DC on the Potomac River
Sunset from Georgetown in Washington, DC on the Potomac River
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