Potomac River

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natural watercourse river

The Potomac River is a major waterway in the Mid-Atlantic United States that flows through the Appalachian region and forms part of the boundary between Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

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All labels observed (26)

Label	Occurrences
Potomac River canonical	468
Potomac River watershed	45
Potomac River basin	17
Potomac River valley	6
Potomac River region	4
Potomac River system	3
C&O Canal (adjacent)	1
Potomac River (at Harpers Ferry area)	1
Potomac River (nearby confluence)	1
Potomac River (regional vicinity)	1
Potomac River (regionally, between Alexandria and Leesburg)	1
Potomac River (western vicinity)	1
Potomac River National Defense areas	1
Potomac River Washington Channel (general reach)	1
Potomac River at Key Bridge into Washington, D.C.	1
Potomac River at the Conococheague	1
Potomac River at the Eastern Branch	1
Potomac River main channel	1
Potomac River navigation channel	1
Potomac River near Sharpsburg, Maryland	1
Potomac River near downtown Washington, D.C.	1
Potomac River shipping channel	1
Potomac River waterway	1
Potomac River, Washington, D.C.	1
South Branch of the Potomac River region	1
Washington Channel of the Potomac River	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	natural watercourse ⓘ river ⓘ
basinCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
drainageBasinArea	approximately 14,700 square miles ⓘ approximately 38,000 square kilometers ⓘ
environmentalIssue	nutrient loading ⓘ pollution ⓘ urban runoff ⓘ
flowsAlong	Virginia ⓘ
flowsInto	Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
flowsNear	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
flowsThrough	Maryland ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ
formsBorderBetween	Maryland ⓘ Virginia ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
formsPartOfBorderBetween	Maryland and Virginia ⓘ Maryland and Washington, D.C. ⓘ Virginia and Washington, D.C. ⓘ
hasLandmark	Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ⓘ surface form: Kennedy Center Key Bridge ⓘ Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ⓘ surface form: Reagan National Airport Pentagon ⓘ surface form: The Pentagon Woodrow Wilson Bridge ⓘ
length	approximately 405 miles ⓘ approximately 652 km ⓘ
locatedIn	Appalachian Mountains ⓘ surface form: Appalachian region East Coast of the United States ⓘ surface form: Mid-Atlantic United States
majorCityOnRiver	Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ Arlington, Virginia ⓘ Georgetown, Washington, D.C. ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
mouth	Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
notableFeature	Great Falls of the Potomac ⓘ
passesNear	Great Falls Park ⓘ
passesThrough	Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
region	Chesapeake Bay ⓘ surface form: Chesapeake Bay watershed
sourceLocation	Fairfax Stone ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ
tributary	Anacostia River ⓘ Cacapon River ⓘ Monocacy River ⓘ North Branch Potomac River ⓘ Shenandoah River ⓘ South Branch Potomac River ⓘ
usedFor	drinking water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ transportation ⓘ

Referenced by (563)

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

Washington, D.C. → locatedOnRiver → Potomac River ⓘ

Arlington, Virginia → borderedByRiver → Potomac River ⓘ

Residence Act → specifiedLocation → Potomac River ⓘ

Residence Act → locatedBetween → Potomac River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Potomac River at the Eastern Branch

Residence Act → locatedBetween → Potomac River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Potomac River at the Conococheague

Residence Act → region → Potomac River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Potomac River basin

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts → locatedOn → Potomac River ⓘ

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport → locatedNear → Potomac River ⓘ

Key Bridge → crosses → Potomac River ⓘ

Key Bridge → crossesFeature → Potomac River ⓘ

this entity surface form: C&O Canal (adjacent)

Maryland → hasMajorWaterBody → Potomac River ⓘ

Northern Virginia → hasMajorRiver → Potomac River ⓘ

Rosslyn → locatedNearRiver → Potomac River ⓘ

Rosslyn → hasViewOf → Potomac River ⓘ

Interstate 395 → crosses → Potomac River ⓘ

Memorial Bridge → crosses → Potomac River ⓘ

DCA → locatedNear → Potomac River ⓘ

subject surface form: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

DCA → nearRiver → Potomac River ⓘ

KDCA → locatedOn → Potomac River ⓘ

subject surface form: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

Aquia Creek sandstone → proximityTo → Potomac River ⓘ

Pentagon → near → Potomac River ⓘ

Jefferson Memorial → overlooks → Potomac River ⓘ

Fairfax County, Virginia → borderedBy → Potomac River ⓘ

City of Alexandria, Virginia → locatedOnRiver → Potomac River ⓘ

City of Alexandria, Virginia → borderedBy → Potomac River ⓘ

Interstate 66 → crosses → Potomac River ⓘ

14th Street Bridge complex → crosses → Potomac River ⓘ

Mount Vernon, Virginia → locatedOn → Potomac River ⓘ

Fairfax Stone → category → Potomac River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Potomac River watershed

Runway 4/22 → near → Potomac River ⓘ

Virginia → hasRiver → Potomac River ⓘ

Courthouse neighborhood → locatedNear → Potomac River ⓘ

U.S. Route 29 in Virginia → crossesRiver → Potomac River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Potomac River at Key Bridge into Washington, D.C.

Washington Channel (adjacent area) → adjacentTo → Potomac River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Potomac River (nearby confluence)

Crystal City → near → Potomac River ⓘ

Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission → locatedNear → Potomac River ⓘ

Northeastern United States → hasMajorRiver → Potomac River ⓘ

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia → locatedAtConfluenceOf → Potomac River ⓘ

Georgetown, Washington, D.C. → locatedOnRiver → Potomac River ⓘ

Great Falls of the Potomac → locatedOnRiver → Potomac River ⓘ

Great Falls of the Potomac → partOf → Potomac River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Potomac River watershed

Loudoun County, Virginia → borderedBy → Potomac River ⓘ

Jefferson County, West Virginia → crossedByRiver → Potomac River ⓘ

Democratic National Committee headquarters → locatedNear → Potomac River ⓘ

Runway 15/33 → adjacentTo → Potomac River ⓘ

CIA Headquarters → near → Potomac River ⓘ

Antietam Creek, Maryland → tributaryOf → Potomac River ⓘ

subject surface form: Antietam Creek

Antietam Creek, Maryland → mouthLocation → Potomac River ⓘ

subject surface form: Antietam Creek

this entity surface form: Potomac River near Sharpsburg, Maryland

Langley, Virginia → locatedNear → Potomac River ⓘ

Fort Belvoir → locatedOn → Potomac River ⓘ