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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Observed surface forms (13)

Surface form	Occurrences
Potomac River watershed	9
Potomac River valley	4
Potomac River basin	3
C&O Canal (adjacent)	1
Potomac River (nearby confluence)	1
Potomac River (regional vicinity)	1
Potomac River (regionally, between Alexandria and Leesburg)	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 near Sharpsburg, Maryland	1
Potomac River region	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 (221)

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

Key Bridge → crossesFeature → Potomac River ⓘ

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

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

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

Yellow Line → crossesRiver → Potomac River ⓘ

subject surface form: Yellow Line (Washington Metro)

South Branch Potomac River → drainageBasin → Potomac River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Potomac River basin

Valley and Ridge Province → drainedBy → Potomac River ⓘ

Arlington Heights → elevationRelativeTo → Potomac River ⓘ

Anacostia River → flowsInto → Potomac River ⓘ

George Washington Memorial Parkway → follows → Potomac River ⓘ

River Trail → follows → Potomac River ⓘ

subject surface form: River Trail (Great Falls Park)

Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway → follows → Potomac River ⓘ

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

Aquia Harbour, Virginia → hasAccessTo → Potomac River ⓘ

Chesapeake Bay → hasInflow → Potomac River ⓘ

Northeastern United States → hasMajorRiver → Potomac River ⓘ

Northern Virginia → hasMajorRiver → Potomac River ⓘ

Maryland → hasMajorWaterBody → Potomac River ⓘ

Bolivar, West Virginia → hasNearbyLandmark → Potomac River ⓘ

Charles Town, West Virginia → hasNearbyRiver → Potomac River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Potomac River (regional vicinity)

Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area → hasRiver → Potomac River ⓘ

Berkeley County, West Virginia → hasRiver → Potomac River ⓘ

Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia → hasRiver → Potomac River ⓘ

Montgomery County → hasRiver → Potomac River ⓘ

subject surface form: Montgomery County, Maryland

Virginia → hasRiver → Potomac River ⓘ

Washington County, Maryland → hasRiver → Potomac River ⓘ

Western Maryland → hasRiver → Potomac River ⓘ

Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway → hasScenicViewsOf → Potomac River ⓘ

Harmony Hall → hasView → Potomac River ⓘ

King Street (Alexandria, Virginia) → hasView → Potomac River ⓘ

Leesylvania State Park → hasView → Potomac River ⓘ

Watergate complex → hasView → Potomac River ⓘ

Arlington Ridge → hasViewOf → Potomac River ⓘ

Navy–Merchant Marine Memorial → hasViewOf → Potomac River ⓘ

River Trail → hasViewOf → Potomac River ⓘ

subject surface form: River Trail (Great Falls Park)

Rosslyn → hasViewOf → Potomac River ⓘ

St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church → hasViewOf → Potomac River ⓘ

West Potomac Park → hasViewOf → Potomac River ⓘ

Hurricane Agnes 1972 → impactedRiver → Potomac River ⓘ

subject surface form: Hurricane Agnes (1972)

Bolivar, West Virginia → inlandWaterDrainage → Potomac River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Potomac River watershed

MARC Brunswick Line → locale → Potomac River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Potomac River valley

Billy Goat Trail (nearby on Maryland side) → locatedAlong → Potomac River ⓘ

subject surface form: Billy Goat Trail

Buzzard Point, Washington, D.C. → locatedAtConfluenceOf → Potomac River ⓘ

Fort McNair → locatedAtConfluenceOf → Potomac River ⓘ

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia → locatedAtConfluenceOf → 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

Oxon Hill, Maryland → locatedEastOf → Potomac River ⓘ

Navy–Merchant Marine Memorial → locatedIn → Potomac River ⓘ

Harmony Hall → locatedInRegion → Potomac River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Potomac River valley

Accokeek, Maryland → locatedNear → Potomac River ⓘ

Alexandria City Hall → locatedNear → Potomac River ⓘ