South Branch Potomac River

E40379

headwater stream river

The South Branch Potomac River is a major headwater stream of the Potomac River that flows through the Appalachian region of West Virginia and Virginia, known for its scenic valleys, outdoor recreation, and role in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
South Branch Potomac River canonical	25
Potomac River headwaters	2
South Branch Potomac River watershed	2
South Branch Potomac River drainage network	1
South Branch Potomac River mainstem	1
South Branch Potomac River system	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	headwater stream ⓘ river ⓘ
confluenceWith	North Branch Potomac River ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crossedBy	U.S. Route 220 ⓘ U.S. Route 50 ⓘ
drainageBasin	Potomac River ⓘ surface form: Potomac River basin
ecoregion	Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians ⓘ surface form: Ridge and Valley Appalachians
flowsThrough	Augusta County, Virginia ⓘ Grant County, West Virginia ⓘ Hampshire County, West Virginia ⓘ Hardy County, West Virginia ⓘ Highland County, Virginia ⓘ Pendleton County, West Virginia ⓘ
knownFor	agricultural valleys ⓘ canoeing ⓘ fishing ⓘ kayaking ⓘ limestone river cliffs ⓘ outdoor recreation ⓘ scenic valleys ⓘ whitewater boating ⓘ
length	approximately 139 miles ⓘ
locatedIn	Appalachia ⓘ surface form: Appalachian region Virginia ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ
majorTributary	Mill Creek ⓘ North Fork South Branch Potomac River ⓘ Patterson Creek ⓘ South Fork South Branch Potomac River ⓘ
mouthLocation	near Green Spring, West Virginia ⓘ
mouthOf	Potomac River ⓘ
partOf	Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ surface form: Chesapeake Bay watershed Potomac River ⓘ surface form: Potomac River watershed
passesNear	Moorefield, West Virginia ⓘ Petersburg, West Virginia ⓘ Romney, West Virginia ⓘ
passesThrough	Smoke Hole Canyon ⓘ
recreationArea	South Branch Wildlife Management Area ⓘ
region	Mid-Atlantic states ⓘ surface form: Mid-Atlantic United States
roleIn	Chesapeake Bay nutrient transport ⓘ
sourceLocation	Allegheny Mountains ⓘ Highland County, Virginia ⓘ
state	Virginia ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ
supports	smallmouth bass fishery ⓘ warmwater fish species ⓘ
tributaryOf	Potomac River ⓘ
watercourseType	freestone river ⓘ

Referenced by (32)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Potomac River → tributary → South Branch Potomac River ⓘ

Grant County, West Virginia → geographyFeature → South Branch Potomac River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Potomac River headwaters

Maryland–West Virginia boundary (traditional) → followsFeature → South Branch Potomac River ⓘ

North Branch Potomac River → confluenceWith → South Branch Potomac River ⓘ

Smoke Hole Canyon (part) → river → South Branch Potomac River ⓘ

subject surface form: Smoke Hole Canyon

Smoke Hole Canyon (part) → follows → South Branch Potomac River ⓘ

subject surface form: Smoke Hole Canyon

Hardy County, West Virginia → traversedBy → South Branch Potomac River ⓘ

Petersburg, West Virginia → locatedOnRiver → South Branch Potomac River ⓘ

Petersburg, West Virginia → nearbyAttraction → South Branch Potomac River ⓘ

Pendleton County, West Virginia → drainedByRiver → South Branch Potomac River ⓘ

Hampshire County, West Virginia → traversedByRiver → South Branch Potomac River ⓘ

South Branch Wildlife Management Area → locatedOnWaterbody → South Branch Potomac River ⓘ

Smoke Hole Canyon → formedBy → South Branch Potomac River ⓘ

Smoke Hole Canyon → riverFlowsThrough → South Branch Potomac River ⓘ

Moorefield, West Virginia → locatedOnRiver → South Branch Potomac River ⓘ

Romney, West Virginia → locatedOnRiver → South Branch Potomac River ⓘ

North Fork Mountain → drainageDivideBetween → South Branch Potomac River ⓘ

South Fork South Branch Potomac River → tributaryOf → South Branch Potomac River ⓘ

South Fork South Branch Potomac River → partOf → South Branch Potomac River ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Branch Potomac River system

South Fork South Branch Potomac River → flowsInto → South Branch Potomac River ⓘ

North Fork South Branch Potomac River → partOf → South Branch Potomac River ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Branch Potomac River watershed

North Fork South Branch Potomac River → tributaryOf → South Branch Potomac River ⓘ

North Fork South Branch Potomac River → mouthLocatedIn → South Branch Potomac River ⓘ

North Fork South Branch Potomac River → flowsInto → South Branch Potomac River ⓘ

Highland County, Virginia → hasRiver → South Branch Potomac River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Potomac River headwaters

Patterson Creek → tributaryOf → South Branch Potomac River ⓘ

Patterson Creek → mouth → South Branch Potomac River ⓘ

Mill Creek → partOf → South Branch Potomac River ⓘ