The Potomac River in Washington, D.C., with Arlington Memorial Bridge in the foreground and Rosslyn, Arlington, Virginia in the background. The Potomac River runs 405 mi (652 km) from …

21 hours ago · What to know about the Washington, D.C., plane crash. Search efforts continue in the Potomac River after an American Airlines plane with 60 passengers and four crew on …

2 days ago · Officials believe there are no survivors after a passenger plane on approach to Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC, collided Wednesday night with a US Army …

1 day ago · A firetruck heads toward the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport after an air crash in Washington, DC, on Jan. 29, 2025. A regional jet from Kansas crashed into …

1 day ago · A massive search operation is underway after a passenger aircraft carrying 64 people collided midair with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport outside of …

11 hours ago · A group of competitive figure skaters and their companions, including retired champions, athletic coaches and family members, were aboard the American Airlines flight …

The river is navigable to Washington, D.C., above which it descends from the Piedmont in a series of rapids and falls, including Great Falls, a cataract about 35 feet (11 metres) high. The …

Sep 2, 2020 · George Washington, whose Mount Vernon estate rested along it, called the Potomac “one of the finest rivers in the world.” He isn’t the only commander in chief who has …

Physical/ Habitat Description - The warmwater nontidal Potomac River, commonly referred to as the “Upper Potomac”, stretches from Cumberland to Washington D.C., forming Maryland’s …

Dec 7, 2022 · The Potomac River is 652 km (405 miles) in length and has a drainage basin of 38,000 km 2 (14,700 square miles), which makes it the fourth largest river on the United …