Potomac River
The Potomac River /pəˈtoʊmək/ is locatit alang the mid-Atlantic coast o the Unitit States an flows intae the Chesapeake Bay.
Potomac River (Wappatomaka) | |
Great Faws o the Potomac River in winter
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Kintra | Unitit States |
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States | Wast Virginie, Maryland, Virginie, Washington, D.C. |
Tributaries | |
- left | Monocacy River, Anacostia River |
- right | Shenandoah River, Occoquan River |
Ceeties | Harpers Ferry, WV, Cumberland, MD, Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA, Alexandria, VA |
Soorce | Fairfax Stone |
- elevation | 3,060 ft (933 m) |
- coordinates | 39°11′43″N 79°29′28″W / 39.19528°N 79.49111°W |
Mooth | Chesapeake Bay |
- location | St. Mary's Coonty, Maryland / Northumberland Coonty, Virginie, USA |
- elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
- coordinates | 37°59′57″N 76°14′59″W / 37.99917°N 76.24972°WCoordinates: 37°59′57″N 76°14′59″W / 37.99917°N 76.24972°W |
Lenth | 405 mi (652 km) |
The Potomac River wattershed covers the Destrict o Columbie an pairts o fower states
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