Potomac River

Summary

Potomac River is a river^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.15% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,547 views/month, #21 of 13,643).^[2]

Key Facts

• Potomac River is located in St. Mary's County^[3].
• Potomac River is located in Charles County^[4].
• Potomac River is located in Northumberland County^[5].
• Potomac River is located in Westmoreland County^[6].
• Potomac River is located in King George County^[7].
• Potomac River is located in Stafford County^[8].
• Potomac River is in the country of United States^[9].
• Potomac River's instance of is recorded as river^[10].
• Potomac River's instance of is recorded as stream^[11].
• Patawomeck is named after Potomac River^[12].
• Potomac River's basin country is recorded as United States^[13].
• Potomac River's Commons category is recorded as Potomac River^[14].
• Potomac River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Chesapeake Bay^[15].
• Potomac River's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.528333333333336, 'longitude': -78.58777777777777}^[16].
• Potomac River's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 38, 'longitude': -76.335}^[17].
• Potomac River's origin of the watercourse is recorded as North Branch Potomac River^[18].
• Potomac River's origin of the watercourse is recorded as South Branch Potomac River^[19].
• Potomac River's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Potomac River^[20].
• Potomac River's Commons gallery is recorded as Potomac River^[21].
• Potomac River's tributary is recorded as Monocacy River^[22].
• Potomac River's tributary is recorded as Anacostia River^[23].
• Potomac River's tributary is recorded as Antietam Creek^[24].
• Potomac River's tributary is recorded as Shenandoah River^[25].
• Potomac River's tributary is recorded as Rock Creek^[26].
• Potomac River's tributary is recorded as Accotink Creek^[27].

Body

Geography

Potomac River is in the country of United States^[9]. Located in include St. Mary's County^[3], a county of Maryland^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1637^[30]; Charles County^[4], a county of Maryland^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1658^[33]; Northumberland County^[5], a county of Virginia^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1648^[36]; Westmoreland County^[6], a county of Virginia^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1653^[39]; King George County^[7], a county of Virginia^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1720^[42]; and Stafford County^[8], a county of Virginia^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1664^[45].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include river^[10] and stream^[11].

History and Context

Patawomeck is named after Potomac River^[12].

Why It Matters

Potomac River ranks in the top 0.15% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,547 views/month, #21 of 13,643).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]