North Branch Potomac River

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headwaters section river

The North Branch Potomac River is the upper, more remote headwaters section of the Potomac River, flowing along the border of Maryland and West Virginia and supplying a major portion of the Potomac’s overall drainage.

Aliases (2)

North Branch Potomac River headwaters ×1
North Potomac ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	headwaters section → river →
basinCountry	United States →
confluenceWith	South Branch Potomac River →
country	United States →
drainageBasin	Chesapeake Bay watershed →
flowsThrough	Allegany County, Maryland → Bloomington, Maryland → Cumberland, Maryland → Garrett County, Maryland → Grant County, West Virginia → Hampshire County, West Virginia → Keyser, West Virginia → Luke, Maryland → Mineral County, West Virginia → Piedmont, West Virginia → Westernport, Maryland →
formsBorderBetween	Maryland → West Virginia →
hasDam	Bloomington Dam → Jennings Randolph Lake →
hasRestorationEffort	water quality improvement projects →
hasTributary	Georges Creek → New Creek → Patterson Creek → Savage River →
historicallyAffectedBy	acid mine drainage → coal mining pollution →
length	approximately 101 miles → approximately 163 kilometers →
locatedIn	Maryland → West Virginia →
majorSourceOf	Potomac River flow →
mouthLocation	Allegany County, Maryland → Hampshire County, West Virginia → Potomac River →
near	Appalachian Plateau → Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians →
partOf	Potomac River → Potomac River watershed →
sourceLocation	Allegheny Mountains → Fairfax Stone → West Virginia →
tributaryOf	Potomac River →
usedFor	fishing → recreation → water supply → whitewater boating →
waterbodyCreatedByDam	Jennings Randolph Lake →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bayard, West Virginia → Gaithersburg ("North Potomac") →	locatedNear
South Branch Potomac River →	confluenceWith
Maryland–West Virginia boundary (traditional) →	followsFeature
Fairfax Stone Historical Monument State Park ("North Branch Potomac River headwaters") →	locatedOnWaterbody
Fairfax Stone →	locatedOnWatercourse
Fairfax Stone Historical Monument State Park →	primaryWatercourse
Potomac River →	tributary