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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 (2008). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.)
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CHERRY BLOSSOM stern wheeler on the Potomac River |
14MissMalloryTourBoatapr5.jpg MISS MALLORY on the Potomac River |
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Paddle boats and cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin on the Potomac |
18NIGHTINGALEFerry.JPG Nightingale on the Potomac River |
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245DuckBoat.JPG Duckboat touring on the Potomac River at Arlington, Virginia |
330ENRL.JPG Office of Naval Research (NRL) on the Potomac River in Maryland |
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526_2GirlRowingCrew.JPG University girls rowing on the Potomac River |
600SailBoatCrystalCity.JPG Sailboat at Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia on the Potomac River |
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700SkiffSewage.JPG Skiff transporting construction workers' trash on the Potomac River past the Blue Plains Sewage Treatment Facility |
E58Down&Up@DCA.JPG Airplane departing National Airport (DCA) on the Potomac River |
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E554GuarDog.JPG Watch dog on boat at Georgetown Waterfront on the Potomac River |
E647John.JPG John Hotaling, realtor, at Georgetown Waterfront on the Potomac River |
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F4JohnHotalingRealtor.JPG John Hotaling, realtor, on the Potomac River |
F5BobHotalingRealtor.JPG Bob Hotaling, realtor, on the RATIFIED, Potomac River |
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F5CFishFinderUnderBridge.JPG LOWRANCE fish finder showing fish under the Wilson Bridge on the Potomac River |
FA531758JTE.JPG John Everett fishing on the Potomac River |
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Bob Hotaling, realtor,
fishing on the Potomac River, with catfish |
P2815GreatFallRapidsKayak.JPG Kayak in foaming rapids on the Potomac River at Great Falls, Maryland |
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P2818.JPG Rock climbing along the Potomac River at Great Falls, Maryland |
P2854.JPG Walking on towpath of C&O Canal along the Potomac River at Great Falls, Maryland |
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Z648CoastGuard.JPG USCG (Coast Guard) inflatable patrol boat on the Potomac River at Jefferson Island |
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