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Here are pictures of natural and human-based beauty 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 km2). 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 m3 (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: Shepherdstown, West Virginia. (2006, September 5). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.)
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A46cherryblossomapr5.jpg Washington Monument across Tidal Basin with Cherry Blossoms |
B61cherryblossomapr5.jpg Jefferson Memorial across Tidal Basin with Cherry Blossoms |
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B245Rosslyn.JPG Rosslyn, Arlington County, Virginia from the South on the Potomac River |
BDSCN245The Awakening.JPG The Awakening sculpture at Haines Point on the Potomac River |
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D600NewWilsonBridge.JPG New Wilson Bridge under construction over the Potomac River |
DB6RailroadBridgeRust.JPG Railroad Bridge from Washington DC to Arlington Virginia on the Potomac River |
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DBPortWashington.JPG Port Washington under construction in Maryland on the Potomac River |
E225RiverDecoyDeer.JPG Retired deer decoy along Donaldson Run on the Potomac River |
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ED225114River.JPG Donaldson Run on the Potomac River |
H3CormorantBuoyMonument.JPG Cormorant on navigation buoy on the Potomac River |
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H42Osprey.JPG Osprey in flight on the Potomac River |
H58_2OspreyInNest.JPG Two Ospreys in nest on the Potomac River |
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H432OspreyWithFish.JPG Osprey with fish on nest on the Potomac River |
HZ57Cormorants.JPG Cormorants on debris on the Potomac River |
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M39ChainBridge.JPG Flood stage at Great Falls on the Potomac River |
M392StormDebris.JPG Flood debris at Fletcher's landing on the Potomac River |
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M537_3StormDebris.JPG Storm debrison the Potomac River |
M39241418ArlingtonDCSkiff.JPG Skiff at Fletcher's boathouse on the Potomac River |
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NDSCN231PotomocAtGreaTFalls.JPG Flood stageon the Potomac River from the Virginia park side |
NP2821.JPG Gorge below Great Falls on the Potomac River from the Maryland side |
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OP9C&O_Canal.JPG C&O barge canal on the Potomac River at Great Falls |
OP61C&O_Canal.JPG C&O barge canal and barge on the Potomac River at Great Falls |
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S616139RiverHWM.JPG 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 |
S6161254River.JPG Potomac River at Shepherdstown, West Virginia |
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Z656KennedyCenterSunset.JPG Kennedy Center at sunset from Georgetown in Washington, DC on the Potomac River |
ZZ655WaterfrontSunset.JPG Sunset from Georgetown in Washington, DC on the Potomac River |
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