Potomac River

The Potomac River

The Potomac River is a river in the eastern United States. It is 665 kilometers long. It forms part of the borders between Maryland, West Virginia, Washington, D.C., 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.

Potomac River Media

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  Potomac River in District of Columbia IMG 4720

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  The North Branch between Cumberland, Maryland, and Ridgeley, West Virginia, in 2007

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  Canoeists at Hanging Rocks on the South Branch in the 1890s

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  Confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah at Harpers Ferry

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  View southwest across the tidal Potomac River from the south end of Cobb Island Road on Cobb Island, Charles County, Maryland

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  Captain John Smith's 1608 map

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  Tundra swans were the predominant species of swan on the Potomac River when the Algonquian tribes dwelled along its shores, and continue to be the most populous variety today.

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  View of the Potomac River from George Washington's birthplace in Westmoreland County, Virginia