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Potomac River

River in the Mid-Atlantic United States

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The Potomac River ( ) is in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and flows from the Potomac Highlands in West Virginia to Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. It is 405 miles (652 km) long, with a drainage area of 14,700 square miles (38,000 km2), and is the fourth-largest river along the East Coast of the United States. More than 6 million people live within its watershed.

📰 Related News (13)

🇺🇸 Trump touts newly released plans for D.C. triumphal arch (2026-04-11)
The proposed 250-feet-tall, white-and-gilded monument would stand on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., by the Potomac River....
🇺🇸 Class-action lawsuit filed after the Potomac sewage spill (2026-03-13)
A class-action lawsuit has been filed after part of a decades-old sewer line in Maryland collapsed in January, sending raw sewage into the Potomac Riv...
🇺🇸 Beyond the Potomac River, sewage spills threaten cities with old infrastructure and little funds (2026-03-10)
A major sewer pipe collapse has dumped hundreds of millions of gallons of sewage into the Potomac River, highlighting a nationwide problem involving f...
🇺🇸 Potomac River in D.C. Is Safe, Officials Say. But Locals Still Worry About the Poop. (2026-03-06)
A broken pipe sent a gusher of sewage into the river near Washington. Some people may try to row, sail or fish. But skeptics are steering clear....
🇺🇸 Trump approves disaster assistance to D.C. to help with sewage spill into Potomac River (2026-02-21)
FEMA announced Trump's approval, allowing the agency to provide resources to help with the response to the Jan. 19 spill after a pipeline ruptured....
🇺🇸 Trump approves emergency declaration for Washington after Potomac sewage spill (2026-02-21)
🇺🇸 Trump greenlights federal assistance amid Potomac River spillage (2026-02-21)
President Trump on Saturday approved Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser's request for federal disaster assistance to clean up the Potomac River after a se...
🇺🇸 Massive sewage spill in Potomac River becomes a political flashpoint (2026-02-18)
A sewage spill along the Potomac River, and the struggle to contain it, are raising alarms. A major sewer line collapsed last month, sending hundreds ...
🇺🇸 News Wrap: U.S. says progress made in indirect talks on Iran's nuclear program (2026-02-17)
In our news wrap Tuesday, Geneva hosted rounds of high-level talks aimed at ending Russia's war in Ukraine and limiting Iran's nuclear program, repair...
🇺🇸 Trump and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore feud over Potomac River sewage spill (2026-02-18)
President Trump blasted Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on social media over the handling of a massive sewage spill in the Potomac River in January. CBS News'...
🇺🇸 Trump blames D.C., Maryland and Virginia for massive Potomac River sewage spill (2026-02-17)
President Trump and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore feud over who bears responsibility for addressing one of the largest sewage spills in U.S. history....
🇺🇸 Trump sends feds to clean up Potomac River sewage spill (2026-02-16)
President Trump on Monday directed federal authorities to step in and aid the cleanup efforts of the wastewater spill in the Potomac River....
🇺🇸 Trump says federal government to step in to ’protect’ Potomac river amid sewage leak (2026-02-16)