Talk:Potomac River
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The picture, aside from being too large, looks like it was taken from Olmstead Island at Great Falls, MD. is just outside of DC, so it would be in the lower portoin.
The sentence
- "The entire river is considered part of the state of Maryland, which has playing an interesting part throughout history."
doesn't parse. I'm not sure what meaning is intended, so I can't edit it. Is it Maryland that plays an interesting part throughout the history of the river, or the river throughout that of Maryland, or is it the fact that the entire river is part of Maryland that has played a role in the history of the U.S? - Molinari 22:07 11 Jul 2003 (UTC)
It is the fact that the entire river is part of Maryland that has played an interesting role in the history of Maryland and Virginia. see [1] (http://www.virginiaplaces.org/boundaries/mdboundary.html)
Where did the Potomac river get its name?
- I've added a paragraph about the river's name. (Henryhartley 13:58, Oct 11, 2004 (UTC))
length
The Potomac river doesn't go through Morgantown, West Virginia, the Monongahela does.
Not only that but it starts at about 823 m elevation (Fairfax Stone, WV), not 396 m. It's length is about 383 miles which is significantly longer than the 300 miles listed. And what does it mean to say that "11 km² of water enters the estuary"? Shouldn't it be a volume? Unless that's supposed to be the drainage area of the basin but that number is more like 38,000 km². I'll check my facts and update the page unless someone cares to defend those numbers. Henryhartley 22:27, Mar 23, 2005 (UTC)