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Potomac River
River
in
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
,
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
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Appalachian Mountains
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Green Ridge State Forest
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Piedmont
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Brunswick
in
MD
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VA
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Length
305mi
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The Potomac River ( listen ) is located along the mid-Atlantic Ocean coast of the United States and flows into the Chesapeake Bay. The river (main stem and North Branch) is approximately 405 miles (652 km) long, with a drainage area of about 14,700 square miles (38,000 km2). In terms of area, this makes the Potomac River the fourth largest river along the Atlantic coast of the United States and the 21st largest in the United States. Over 5 million people live within the Potomac watershed.
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Fish
Northern Snakehead
Channa argus (species),
“Channa Argas”
461
Observations
JAN - DEC
Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu (species),
“Bass”, “Black Bass”, “Bronzeback”, “Brown Bass”, “Brown Trout”, “Brownie”, “Gold Bass”, “Green Bass”, “Jumper”, “Northern Smallmouth Bass”, “Redeye”, “Smallie”, “Streaked-Cheek River Bass”, “Swago Bass”, “Trout Bass”, “White Trout”, “Small-Mouth Black Bass”
392
Observations
JAN - DEC
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides (species),
“Black Bass”, “American Black Bass”
268
Observations
JAN - DEC
Spotfin Shiner
Cyprinella spiloptera (species)
220
Observations
JAN - DEC
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus (species),
“Bluegill Sunfish”
208
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Potomac River (Adjusted) near Wash, DC
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