Potomac River
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The Potomac River ( (listen)) is located within the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and flows from the Potomac Highlands into the Chesapeake Bay. The river (main stem and North Branch) is approximately 405 miles (652 km) long, with a drainage area of about 14,700 square miles (38,000 km2). In terms of area, this makes the Potomac River the fourth largest river along the Atlantic coast of the United States and the 21st largest in the United States. Over 5 million people live within the Potomac watershed.
The river forms part of the borders between Maryland and Washington, D.C., on the left descending bank and West Virginia and Virginia on the river's right descending bank. The majority of the lower Potomac River is part of Maryland. Exceptions include a small tidal portion within the District of Columbia, and the border with Virginia being delineated from "point to point" (thus various bays and shoreline indentations lie in Virginia). Except for a small portion of its headwaters in West Virginia, the North Branch Potomac River is considered part of Maryland to the low water mark on the opposite bank. The South Branch Potomac River lies completely within the state of West Virginia except for its headwaters, which lie in Virginia.
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Potomac River
River in the United States of America
- Desc: The Potomac River is located within the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and flows from the Potomac Highlands into the Chesapeake Bay. The river is approximately 405 miles long, with a drainage area of about 14,700 square miles.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potomac_River
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- Type: Thing, RiverBodyOfWater, Place, BodyOfWater
- Result Score: 1193.84
Highway in the United States of America
Potomac River
Continuous truss bridge in Newburg, Maryland
- Desc: The Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge, also known as the Potomac River Bridge, is a 1.7-mile, two-lane continuous truss bridge that spans the Potomac River between Newburg in Charles County, Maryland and Dahlgren in King George County, Virginia, United States.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_Harry_W._Nice_Memorial_Bridge
- Knowledge graph id: kg:/m/0466bh
- Type: Bridge, TouristAttraction, Thing, Place
- Result Score: 244.75
Potomac River tributary
River in Virginia
- Desc: The Coan River is a 7.5-mile-long river in Virginia's Northern Neck region. It is a tributary of the Potomac River. It flows from its source in Heathsville through Northumberland County and into the Potomac between Lewisetta and Walnut Point.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coan_River
- Knowledge graph id: kg:/m/0270klt
- Type: Place, RiverBodyOfWater, Thing, BodyOfWater
- Result Score: 225.05
Tributary in Maryland
- Desc: Pomonkey Creek is a 1.8-mile-long tidal tributary of the Potomac River, near Bryans Road, Maryland. It is named for the Pamunkey tribe of Native Americans that lived in the area.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomonkey_Creek
- Knowledge graph id: kg:/m/03gzt5y
- Type: Thing, BodyOfWater, Place, RiverBodyOfWater
- Result Score: 207.25
Potomac River
Bridge in Harpers Ferry, United States of America
- Desc: The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Crossings at the Potomac River are a set of railroad bridges that span the Potomac River between Maryland Heights, Maryland and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia in the United States.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_%26_O_Railroad_Potomac_River_Crossing
- Knowledge graph id: kg:/m/04f4gml
- Type: TouristAttraction, Thing, Place, LandmarksOrHistoricalBuildings, Bridge
- Result Score: 203.42
Tributary
Tributary in the United States of America
- Desc: Tonoloway Creek, also known as Great Tonoloway Creek, is a 31.4-mile-long tributary stream of the Potomac River in the U.S. states of Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Tonoloway Creek empties into the Potomac River at Hancock, Maryland.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonoloway_Creek
- Knowledge graph id: kg:/m/0g75kl
- Type: Thing, Place
- Result Score: 200.03
Waterfall in Maryland
- Desc: Great Falls is a series of rapids and waterfalls on the Potomac River, 14 miles upstream from Washington, D.C., on the border of Montgomery County, Maryland and Fairfax County, Virginia.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Falls_(Potomac_River)
- Knowledge graph id: kg:/m/092_g1
- Type: Thing, Waterfall, BodyOfWater, Place, TouristAttraction
- Result Score: 198.70
Tributary in Virginia
- Desc: Accotink Creek is a 25.0-mile-long tributary stream of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia, in the United States. At Springfield, Virginia, Accotink Creek is dammed to create Lake Accotink.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accotink_Creek
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- Type: Thing, Place, RiverBodyOfWater, BodyOfWater
- Result Score: 194.93
Tributary in the United States of America
Tributary in Maryland
Tributary in Virginia
- Desc: Hogue Creek is a 17.3-mile-long tributary stream of Back Creek in Frederick County, Virginia. Hogue Creek rises on Great North Mountain and flows into Back Creek at Graves Hill.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogue_Creek
- Knowledge graph id: kg:/m/0gzqj2
- Type: Place, Thing
- Result Score: 181.95
Tributary in Maryland
- Desc: Tuscarora Creek is a 12.8-mile-long tributary of the Potomac River in Frederick County, Maryland, in the United States.
The creek rises east of the community of Jefferson, about 6.4 miles southwest of the city of Frederick, and flows south to its mouth at the Potomac.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuscarora_Creek_(Potomac_River_tributary)
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- Result Score: 179.81
River in the United States of America
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- Type: Thing, Place, BodyOfWater, RiverBodyOfWater
- Result Score: 176.04
Reservoir in West Virginia
- Desc: Warden Lake is a reservoir on Moores Run near Wardensville in northern Hardy County, West Virginia, United States. Warden Lake is located within the Warden Lake Wildlife Management Area nestled between Baker Mountain and Big Ridge.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warden_Lake
- Knowledge graph id: kg:/m/0gr8jk
- Type: LakeBodyOfWater, Thing, Place, BodyOfWater, TouristAttraction
- Result Score: 171.08
Tributary in Maryland
Stream in Maryland
- Desc: Paint Branch is a 14.0-mile-long stream that flows through Montgomery County and Prince George's County, Maryland. It is a tributary of the Northeast Branch, which flows to the Anacostia River, Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint_Branch
- Knowledge graph id: kg:/m/03c_7vq
- Type: Place, BodyOfWater, Thing, RiverBodyOfWater, TouristAttraction
- Result Score: 170.15
Tributary in Maryland
- Desc: Catoctin Creek is a 27.9-mile-long tributary of the Potomac River in Frederick County, Maryland, USA. Its source is formed in the Myersville, Maryland area and flows directly south for the entire length of the stream.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catoctin_Creek_(Maryland)
- Knowledge graph id: kg:/m/08g32_
- Type: Thing, Place, TouristAttraction
- Result Score: 167.20
Tributary in Virginia
- Desc: Potomac Creek is a 16.7-mile-long tidal tributary of the Potomac River in King George and Stafford counties, Virginia. Potomac Creek's source lies between the communities of Glendie and Paynes Corner in Stafford County.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potomac_Creek
- Knowledge graph id: kg:/m/0gd8j1
- Type: Place, Thing, BodyOfWater, RiverBodyOfWater
- Result Score: 164.76
Tributary in Maryland
- Desc: The Port Tobacco River is a tidal tributary of the Potomac River located in Charles County, Maryland in the United States. The river is approximately 4.2 miles in length.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Tobacco_River
- Knowledge graph id: kg:/m/04r2zt
- Type: Thing, Place, BodyOfWater, RiverBodyOfWater
- Result Score: 161.93
Bridge
- Desc: Long Bridge connects Washington, D.C. to Arlington, Virginia over the Potomac River. Originally built in 1808 for foot, horse and stagecoach traffic, it was repaired and replaced several times in the 19th century.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Bridge_(Potomac_River)
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- Type: Bridge, Place, Thing
- Result Score: 161.71
Lake in West Virginia
- Desc: Brushy Fork Lake is an 18-acre impoundment on the South Branch South Fork Potomac River located three miles south of Sugar Grove in southeastern Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brushy_Fork_Lake
- Knowledge graph id: kg:/m/0c_xy1
- Type: Thing, BodyOfWater, TouristAttraction, Place, LakeBodyOfWater
- Result Score: 159.64
River in Maryland
- Desc: Carroll Creek is an 8.3-mile-long tributary of the Monocacy River in Frederick County, Maryland. The headwaters of the creek are located on the eastern slopes of Catoctin Mountain, southeast of Gambrill State Park.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carroll_Creek_(Maryland)
- Knowledge graph id: kg:/m/02qj96l
- Type: Place, TouristAttraction, Thing, BodyOfWater, RiverBodyOfWater
- Result Score: 159.50
Tributary in Maryland
- Desc: Piscataway Creek is an 18.6-mile-long tributary of the Potomac River in Prince George's County, Maryland. The creek is a tidal arm of the Potomac for its final 2.5 miles, entering the Potomac at Fort Washington Park.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piscataway_Creek
- Knowledge graph id: kg:/m/09dhb2
- Type: Thing, RiverBodyOfWater, Place, BodyOfWater
- Result Score: 158.67
Reservoir in Virginia
- Desc: Lake Anne is a reservoir in the unincorporated suburban community of Reston in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The lake is part of the Difficult Run drainage area of the county.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Anne
- Knowledge graph id: kg:/m/0fhfpp
- Type: Place, Thing, TouristAttraction
- Result Score: 156.55
Tributary in Maryland
- Desc: Town Creek is a 41.6-mile-long tributary stream of the Potomac River in the U.S. states of Maryland and Pennsylvania. The creek is formed from the confluence of Sweet Root Creek and Elk Lick Creek, about 0.5 miles south of Buchanan State Forest in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_Creek_(Potomac_River_tributary)
- Knowledge graph id: kg:/m/0g42tv
- Type: Thing, Place
- Result Score: 156.43
Viaduct in Washington, D.C., United States of America
- Desc: The Chain Bridge is a viaduct which crosses the Potomac River at Little Falls in Washington, D.C. It carries close to 22,000 cars a day. It connects Washington with affluent sections of Arlington and Fairfax counties in Virginia. On the Washington side, the bridge connects with Canal Road. Left turns onto the Clara Barton Parkway from the Chain Bridge are prohibited, but the reverse is permitted.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_Bridge_(Potomac_River)
- Knowledge graph id: kg:/m/06b39h
- Type: Place, Thing, Bridge, TouristAttraction
- Result Score: 155.67
Tributary in Virginia
River in Maryland
Stream in West Virginia
Tributary in the United States of America
- Desc: Licking Creek is a 56.6-mile-long tributary of the Potomac River in Pennsylvania and Maryland in the United States.
Licking Creek is born on the west slope of Tuscarora Mountain, near Cowans Gap State Park, flows through eastern Fulton County and a corner of Franklin County in Pennsylvania, and then enters Washington County in Maryland, to join the Potomac River downstream of Hancock.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licking_Creek_(Potomac_River_tributary)
- Knowledge graph id: kg:/m/0d2rj1
- Type: Place, Thing, BodyOfWater, RiverBodyOfWater
- Result Score: 152.12
Tributary in Maryland
Truss bridge in Cabin John, Maryland
- Desc: The American Legion Memorial Bridge, also known as the American Legion Bridge and formerly as the Cabin John Bridge, is a bridge carrying Interstate 495 across the Potomac River between Montgomery County, Maryland and Fairfax County, Virginia in the United States.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Legion_Memorial_Bridge_(Potomac_River)
- Knowledge graph id: kg:/m/06c88z
- Type: Place, Thing, TouristAttraction, Bridge
- Result Score: 150.88
Potomac River
River
Tributary in Maryland
River in Maryland
- Desc: The St. Marys River is a 22.3-mile-long river in southern Maryland in the United States. It rises in southern St. Mary's County, and flows to the southeast through Great Mills, widening into a tidal estuary near St.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Marys_River_(Maryland)
- Knowledge graph id: kg:/m/02m04g
- Type: Thing, RiverBodyOfWater, Place, BodyOfWater
- Result Score: 145.00
Stream in Virginia
- Desc: Daniels Run is a small stream in the City of Fairfax, Virginia. Daniels Run is a tributary of Accotink Creek and joins it south of Fairfax Circle, the intersection of Lee Highway and Arlington Boulevard.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniels_Run
- Knowledge graph id: kg:/m/09ltxs
- Type: TouristAttraction, RiverBodyOfWater, Place, Thing, BodyOfWater
- Result Score: 144.91
Tributary
- Desc: Nanjemoy Creek is a 13.1-mile-long tidal tributary of the Potomac River in Charles County, Maryland, United States, located between Cedar Point Neck and Tayloe Neck. Its watershed area is 73 square miles, with 2% impervious surface in 1994.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanjemoy_Creek
- Knowledge graph id: kg:/m/0fdy2z
- Type: RiverBodyOfWater, Thing, Place, BodyOfWater
- Result Score: 143.90
Stream in the United States of America
- Desc: Windy Run is a small stream in Arlington County, Virginia. From its source near Lorcom Lane, Windy Run flows on a northeastern course and empties into the Potomac River within the Federal parklands of the George Washington Memorial Parkway.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windy_Run
- Knowledge graph id: kg:/m/047pycp
- Type: Place, Thing, BodyOfWater, RiverBodyOfWater, TouristAttraction
- Result Score: 142.60
Park in Prince William County, Virginia
- Desc: The Potomac River National Wildlife Refuge Complex is a complex of three National Wildlife Refuges in Virginia, located along the Potomac River.
The three refuges are:
Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge
Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge
Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge
The first two are administered jointly for planning, while the third is currently treated separately.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potomac_River_National_Wildlife_Refuge_Complex
- Knowledge graph id: kg:/m/047lkjm
- Type: Thing, Place, TouristAttraction
- Result Score: 142.38
Tributary in Virginia
- Desc: Accokeek Creek is a tidal tributary of Potomac Creek, itself a tributary of the Potomac River, in Stafford County, Virginia, United States. From it headwaters to its mouth, Accokeek Creek is 15.4 miles in total length.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accokeek_Creek
- Knowledge graph id: kg:/m/05nzrs4
- Type: Place, Thing, RiverBodyOfWater, BodyOfWater
- Result Score: 141.07
Stream in Maryland
- Desc: Northwest Branch Anacostia River is a 21.5-mile-long free-flowing stream in Montgomery County and Prince George's County, Maryland. It is a tributary of the Anacostia River, which flows to the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Branch_Anacostia_River
- Knowledge graph id: kg:/m/07k75nn
- Type: Place, Thing, BodyOfWater, RiverBodyOfWater
- Result Score: 140.46
Tributary in the United States of America
- Desc: Maddox Branch is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., USA. The historic headwaters of the stream originate in the Tenleytown area in Northwest Washington.
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maddox_Branch
- Knowledge graph id: kg:/m/06zt7lw
- Type: BodyOfWater, Thing, Place, TouristAttraction, RiverBodyOfWater
- Result Score: 139.40
Tributary in Maryland