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Área da bacia. 40608 km². País (es) Estados Unidos. O rio Potomac (em inglês: Potomac River) é um curso de água que banha Washington, D.C., capital dos Estados Unidos, e os estados da Virgínia Ocidental, Virgínia e Maryland.
Há 3 dias · Potomac River, river in the east central United States, rising in North and South branches in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia. The two branches (95 miles [150 km] and 130 miles long [209 km], respectively) flow generally northeast and unite southeast of Cumberland, Maryland, to continue.
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- Significance
The Potomac River is 652 km (405 miles) in length and has a drainage basin of 38,000 km2 (14,700 square miles), which makes it the fourth largest river on the United States’ Atlantic Coast. It runs from Fairfax Stone, West Virginia to Chesapeak Bay. The Potomac River map shows the Potomac watershed.
The Potomac River is the fourth largest river on the US Atlantic Coast by drainage area. Its watershed extends to Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Colombia. The river’s Northern Branch forms the boundary between West Virginia and Maryland, while the main river forms the boundary between Virginia and Maryland. The river dischar...
The Potomac River begins its journey to the Chesapeake Bay from West Virginia’s Fairfax Stone Historical Monument State Park as North Branch Potomac River. The North Branch rises from the Allegheny Range (part of the Appalachian Mountain Range) at the junction of Preston, Tucker, and Grant. From the Fairfax Stone, the river flows for about 43 kilom...
The Potomac River is a principal water source, accounting for almost 80% of the Washington area’s water usage. Series of dams have been constructed along the river to control floods and provide quality water. However, agriculture, mining, and pollution upstream have affected the river’s water quality. The Potomac is also a valuable habitat for vari...
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15 de mai. de 2017 · This map shows the location of the river and its watershed area which spans across several geological regions including the Appalachian Plateau, Ridge & Valleys, Blue Ridge, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain. The main stem plus all major tributaries totals 12,878.8 miles making the Potomac River the 21st largest in the United States.
Geografía. Mapa del río Potomac, en el que aparecen las principales ciudades a su orilla. El río forma parte de la frontera entre Maryland y Washington D. C. en la orilla izquierda y Virginia Occidental y Virginia en la orilla derecha.
O Rio Potomac forma a fronteira entre Maryland e Virgínia Ocidental e entre Maryland e Virgínia. Cerca de 16 quilômetros ao norte de Washington, DC, ele desce rapidamente cerca de 27 metros em um trecho de cinco quilômetros conhecido como Grandes Cataratas do Potomac. Onde fica a foz do rio Potomac?
