List of District of Columbia rivers
Encyclopedia
List of river
s and creek
s in Washington, D.C.
(District of Columbia), sorted alphabetically.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
s and creek
Stream
A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, "crick", gill , kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or...
s in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
(District of Columbia), sorted alphabetically.
- Anacostia RiverAnacostia RiverThe Anacostia River is a river in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States. It flows from Prince George's County in Maryland into Washington, D.C., where it joins with the Washington Channel to empty into the Potomac River at Buzzard Point. It is approximately long...
- Bennings Branch (historical)
- Broad Branch
- Davis Branch (historical)
- Deep Branch (historical)
- Duck Creek (historical)
- Fenwick Branch
- Fort Dupont Tributary
- Foundry BranchFoundry BranchFoundry Branch is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., USA. The historic headwaters of the stream originate in the Tenleytown area in Northwest Washington, however at present the section of the stream north of Massachusetts Avenue is hydrologically separated from the lower...
- Gillam Branch (historical)
- Hickey RunHickey RunHickey Run is a tributary stream of the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., USA. The historic headwaters of the stream originate in the Langdon area in Northeast Washington, however at present this portion of the stream and its tributaries are enclosed in underground pipes and culverts...
- James Creek (historical)
- Lower Beaverdam Creek
- Maddox BranchMaddox BranchMaddox Branch is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., USA. The historic headwaters of the stream originate in the Tenleytown area in Northwest Washington...
- Oxon CreekOxon CreekOxon Creek is a cove on the Potomac River which straddles the border between Washington, D.C. and Prince George's County, Maryland just north of Interstate 495 at Woodrow Wilson Bridge. The tributary stream is Oxon Run. Oxon Creek is in length and empties into the Potomac at Goose Island across...
- Pinehurst Branch
- Piney BranchPiney BranchPiney Branch is a tributary of Rock Creek, a free-flowing tributary of the Potomac River, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean via the Chesapeake Bay in the United States. It runs along Piney Branch Parkway, and joins Rock Creek at Piney Branch and Beach Drive in the Northwest quadrant of...
- Pope BranchPope BranchPope Branch is a tributary stream of the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. The headwaters of the stream originate near Fort Davis Drive, and the branch flows roughly...
- Potomac RiverPotomac RiverThe Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. The river is approximately long, with a drainage area of about 14,700 square miles...
- Reedy Branch (historical)
- Rock CreekRock Creek (Potomac River)Rock Creek is a free-flowing tributary of the Potomac River, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean via the Chesapeake Bay. The creek is long, with a drainage area of about...
- Stickfoot Branch
- Tiber CreekTiber CreekTiber Creek or Tyber Creek was a tributary of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.Originally known as Goose Creek, it was renamed after Rome's Tiber River as the lands southeast of then Georgetown, Maryland, were selected for the City of Washington, the new capital of the United States...
(Goose Creek) - Watts BranchWatts Branch (Anacostia River)Watts Branch is a tributary stream of the Anacostia River in Prince George's County, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. The headwaters of the stream originate in the Capitol Heights area of Prince George's County, and the branch flows roughly...
See also
- Boundary ChannelBoundary ChannelBoundary Channel is a channel off the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. The channel extends southward from the Potomac between Columbia Island to the east and the Virginia shore to the west and ends at the Pentagon Lagoon. Boundary Channel is shallow and is crossed by several fixed...
- Chesapeake and Ohio CanalChesapeake and Ohio CanalThe Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, abbreviated as the C&O Canal, and occasionally referred to as the "Grand Old Ditch," operated from 1831 until 1924 parallel to the Potomac River in Maryland from Cumberland, Maryland to Washington, D.C. The total length of the canal is about . The elevation change of...
- Washington ChannelWashington ChannelThe Washington Channel is a channel that parallels the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. It is located between the Southwest Waterfront on the east side and East Potomac Park on the west side. The channel is two miles long, receives outflow from the Tidal Basin at its north end, and empties into...
- Washington City CanalWashington City CanalThe Washington City Canal operated from 1815 until the mid-1850s in Washington, D.C. The canal connected the Anacostia River, called the "Eastern Branch" at that time, to Tiber Creek, the Potomac River, and later the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal...