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From the Fairfax Stone, the North Branch Potomac River flows 27 miles (43 km) to the man-made Jennings Randolph Lake, an impoundment designed for flood control and emergency water supply. Below the dam, the North Branch cuts a serpentine path through the eastern Allegheny Mountains.
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North Branch Potomac River. The North Branch between...
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The South Branch Potomac River has its headwaters in...
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List of crossings of the Potomac River. This is a list of...
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North Branch Potomac River. The North Branch between Cumberland, Maryland, and Ridgeley, West Virginia, in 2007. The source of the North Branch Potomac River is at the Fairfax Stone located at the junction of Grant, Tucker and Preston counties in West Virginia.
The South Branch Potomac River has its headwaters in northwestern Highland County, Virginia, near Hightown along the eastern edge of the Allegheny Front. After a river distance of 139 miles (224 km), the mouth lies east of Green Spring, Hampshire County, West Virginia, where it meets the North Branch Potomac River to form the Potomac.
Once considered biologically dead… Construction of Jennings Randolph (then known as Bloomington Dam). Photo: Baltimore Sun. The North Branch Potomac River and its tributaries are recovering from significant environmental degradation experienced in the 20th century.
List of crossings of the Potomac River. This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Potomac River and its North and South branches. Within each section, crossings are listed from the source moving downstream.
BridgeBridgeRouteLocationI-495 (Capital Beltway)Fairfax County / Montgomery CountySR 123 Clara Barton ParkwayArlington / Washington, D.C.Arlington / GeorgetownI-66 / US 50Arlington / Washington, D.C.13 de mai. de 2024 · 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.
Lower North Branch to Cumberland. The North Branch watershed becomes more populated beginning about 9 miles downstream of Jennings Randolph Lake. Although the setting is not always as remote, the fishing can be excellent in the 30 miles of river from Westernport downstream to Cumberland, Maryland.
