A 17-year-old Prince William County teen apparently drowned Sunday while swimming in the Potomac River near Possum Point.

Accurate maps of streams could aid in more sustainable development of Potomac River watershed. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2013 / 10 / 131003111200.htm ...

Here's an illustrated map of the part of the Potomac River the U.S. Coast Guard wants public feedback on by Monday, May 20. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Kendrick) Here ...

Project deliverables included a 3D point cloud and topobathymetric digital elevation models (DEMs) for the surveyed river section. This project, the second for the Potomac River, builds on the first, ...

If the Potomac River has gotten more attention than the Anacostia in the past 50 years, it’s partly because the Potomac supplies 90 percent of the region’s drinking water. That amounts to an ...

On May 16, the Potomac Conservancy gave the river a grade of B, up from a B- in 2020, a C in 2013 and a D in 2011. We have seen progress, Conservancy officials say, but more must be done.

Although swimming is illegal along parts of the District of Columbia, the Potomac River is probably clean enough for swimmers during the driest stretches of the year, when water pollution is lowest.

Potomac Conservancy scores the Potomac River's health a grade of B, an improvement from a B-minus three years ago, and D in 2011. The Potomac River is in the middle of a comeback and is much ...

Potomac by Air: Our Nation's River. Special | 57m 52s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Explore the nation’s history through an aerial trip along the Potomac River. 02/14/2016 | Expires 02/14/2026 ...