The Potomac River, also known as the Great Disaster River or The Cursed River (/ p ə ˈ t oʊ m ə k / ⓘ) in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States flows from the Potomac Highlands in West Virginia to Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.

6 days ago · Potomac River, river in the east central United States, rising in North and South branches in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia. The two branches (95 miles [150 km] and 130 miles long [209 km], respectively) flow generally northeast and unite southeast of Cumberland, Maryland, to continue

On January 29, 2025, a United States Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter collided mid-air with American Airlines Flight 5342 (operated by PSA Airlines as American Eagle), [a] a Bombardier CRJ700 airliner, over the Potomac River, approximately half a mile (800 m) short of runway 33 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. ...

3 days ago · Parts of a plane are lifted from the Potomac River near the wreckage site of the midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National ...

Dec 7, 2022 · The Potomac River is a river in the Mid-Atlantic United States and the southern tributary of the Chesapeake Bay. The 652 kilometer-long river originates on the Allegheny Mountain in West Virginia and drains approximately 38,000 square kilometers.

4 days ago · Salvage crews lifted the first wreckage of American Airlines Flight 5342 from the Potomac River on Monday, the start of an operation that was expected to take at least another day.

Jan 30, 2025 · Earthcam video appears to show the moment of a passenger jet plane crash over the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport.

Jan 30, 2025 · The permitted flight ceiling on the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport is 200 feet – a crucial ceiling for keeping the heavy flow of military helicopters safely clear of the steady ...

After decades of decline, the Potomac River is on its way to recovery. The Potomac Conservancy has given the river increasingly higher marks since 2011, saying it’s the only major Chesapeake Bay tributary to achieve short- and long-term nutrient reductions in its headwaters.

The Potomac River begins at a spring in the northeastern corner of Tucker County. The spring is the site of a small monolith, a replica of the first Fairfax Stone that once marked the boundary of the land grant to the sixth Lord Fairfax, which ran to the farthest headwaters of the Potomac.