The Potomac River watershed is truly the lifeblood of our region. It covers more than 14,000 square miles across four states. The watershed provides drinking water for more than six million people.

They made their way down the Potomac River in dozens of canoes, scanning the calm waters and wooded shorelines for anything that didn’t belong: floating tires, bottles, cans, pieces of furniture ...

The Potomac watershed, which includes 14,670 miles of land that drains to the river, covers parts of West Virginia, Pennsylvania, the District, Maryland and Virginia.

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va (ABC7) — An invasive aquatic plant found for the first time in the U.S. in our area is threatening the Potomac watershed, and it could potentially threaten aquatic life in the ...

That day, as part of the 17th annual Potomac Watershed Cleanup, organized by the nonprofit environmental education group Alice Ferguson Foundation, 5,875 volunteers at 309 sites in four states and ...

It was the second 100-year flood the Potomac watershed has seen in eight months. The first was recorded on Wills Creek near Cumberland after the January blizzard, when record snows began to melt ...

Invasive water plant poised to overwhelm Potomac watershed. Contributors Published date: August 1, 2020 | 5:49 pm Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Telegram E-mail. By Jeremy Cox Bay Journal News ...

Two dozen sewage releases were reported in the Potomac watershed during floods, according to the Maryland Department of Environment. To stream WUSA9 on your phone, you need the WUSA9 app.

Intersex Fish Linked To Population And Agriculture In Potomac River Watershed. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 4, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2008 / 02 / 080208115302.htm ...

The Potomac Watershed Trash Summit conducted its second annual meeting in Washington, D.C. last month, and 64 elected officials throughout the watershed region have now committed to the goal of ...

The Potomac Piranhas (!) offer a new twist on impact investing — and on improving the health of the local watershed. The group is hosting a pitch event for green-minded entrepreneurs on Jan. 31.