Potomac River

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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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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

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Government Island, Virginia locatedIn Potomac River
Jones Point Lighthouse locatedOn Potomac River
Jones Point Lighthouse servesWaterway Potomac River
JBAB locatedOn Potomac River
Patterson Creek partOf Potomac River
this entity surface form: Potomac River watershed
Patterson Creek riverSystem Potomac River
Patterson Creek partOf Potomac River
this entity surface form: Potomac River watershed
Mill Creek partOf Potomac River
subject surface form: Mill Creek (South Branch Potomac River tributary)
this entity surface form: Potomac River basin
Georges Creek partOf Potomac River
this entity surface form: Potomac River watershed
Georges Creek stateHydrologicUnit Potomac River
this entity surface form: Potomac River basin
Cacapehon River partOf Potomac River
this entity surface form: Potomac River watershed