Potomac River Terrain360 Map Collection

Potomac River - Connecting People to Nature

The Potomac River is the fourth largest river along the Atlantic coast and the 21st largest in the United States. It runs over 383 miles from Fairfax Stone, West Virginia to Point Lookout, Maryland and drains 14,670 square miles of land area from four states and Washington DC. The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay and affects more than 6 million people who live within the Potomac watershed, the land area where water drains towards the mouth of the river.

The river has two sources. The source of the North Branch is at the Fairfax Stone located at the junction of Grant, Tucker, and Preston counties in West Virginia. The source of the South Branch is located near Hightown in northern Highland County, Virginia. The river's two branches converge just east of Green Spring in Hampshire County, West Virginia, to form the Potomac. The Potomac's major tributaries include: the Anacostia River, Antietam Creek, the Cacapon River, Catoctin Creek, Conococheague Creek, the Monocacy River, the North Branch, the South Branch, the Occoquan River, the Savage River, the Senaca Creek, and the Shenandoah River.

Source: Wikipedia.com, DC.about.com

Bonds Landing (0.1 mi)

39.581473, -78.411752
Bonds Landing scene image looking forward

Hancock Boat Ramp (0.01 mi)

39.697855, -78.181452
Hancock Boat Ramp scene image looking forward

Little Pool Access (0.01 mi)

39.684493, -78.104124
Little Pool Access scene image looking forward

Marshall Hall Landing (0 mi)

38.684894, -77.101015
Marshall Hall Landing scene image looking forward

Mason Neck Boat Ramp (0 mi)

38.675484, -77.167346
Mason Neck Boat Ramp scene image looking forward

Aquia Creek (10.02 mi)

38.396793, -77.307443
Aquia Creek scene image looking forward

Breton Bay (7.1 mi)

38.261337, -76.643355
Breton Bay scene image looking forward

Colonial Beach (4.67 mi)

38.273338, -76.994413
Colonial Beach scene image looking forward

Cornish Point (0.91 mi)

38.234193, -76.705512
Cornish Point scene image looking forward

Currioman Bay (3.76 mi)

38.166908, -76.770468
Currioman Bay scene image looking forward

Georgetown Area (6.99 mi)

38.921882, -77.108032
Georgetown Area scene image looking forward

Judith Sound (1.56 mi)

38.01309, -76.47101
Judith Sound scene image looking forward

Mattox Creek (8.1 mi)

38.22889, -76.965807
Mattox Creek scene image looking forward

Monroe Creek (6.39 mi)

38.229965, -76.965393
Monroe Creek scene image looking forward

Nanjemoy Creek (8.72 mi)

38.410797, -77.123642
Nanjemoy Creek scene image looking forward

Nomini Bay (3.18 mi)

38.131967, -76.73254
Nomini Bay scene image looking forward

Occoquan Bay (16.16 mi)

38.616968, -77.203767
Occoquan Bay scene image looking forward

Piscataway Creek (2.82 mi)

38.709343, -77.037573
Piscataway Creek scene image looking forward

Potomac Creek (12.44 mi)

38.351593, -77.287127
Potomac Creek scene image looking forward

St. Mary's River (26.88 mi)

38.102152, -76.473498
St. Mary's River scene image looking forward

Wicomico River (29.5 mi)

38.255658, -76.840538
Wicomico River scene image looking forward

Yeocomico River (5.64 mi)

38.045525, -76.521132
Yeocomico River scene image looking forward

National Harbor (0.03 mi)

38.791339, -77.01607
National Harbor scene image looking forward

Hancock to Dam #5 (21.38 mi)

39.697218, -78.181975
Hancock to Dam #5 scene image looking forward

Explore the Map

Click on any line in the map to explore the location in street view.

South Branch Potomac River

Take a tour through the wilderness and stunning views of Upper Potomac River.

Making the world a better place

Conservation Partner

Chesapeake Conservancy 
Jody Couser 
info@chesapeakeconservancy.org
716 Giddings Avenue Suite 42
Annapolis, MD 21401
(443) 321 3610