Potomac River
The Potomac River flows into the
Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-
Atlantic coast of the
United States (USA). The
river is approximately 383
statute miles (665
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 USA and the 21st largest in the USA. Over 5 million people live within the Potomac
watershed, where
precipitation provides the equivalent of over 8 m³ (more than 2,100 US
gallons) of water per person per year.
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Potomac River
Noun
1. a river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay
(synonym) Potomac
(hypernym) river
(part-holonym) West Virginia, Mountain State, WV