Maddox Branch
Encyclopedia
Maddox 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. The stream flows from the campus of American University
south about 1 mile (1.6 km) through Battery Kemble Park
, under the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
to the Potomac.
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
stream of the Potomac River
Potomac River
The 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...
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....
, USA. The historic headwaters of the stream originate in the Tenleytown area in Northwest Washington. The stream flows from the campus of American University
American University
American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...
south about 1 mile (1.6 km) through Battery Kemble Park
Battery Kemble Park
Battery Kemble Park is a park in Northwest Washington D.C., administered by the National Park Service.Battery Kemble was a Union Army defensive site during the Civil War. The battery was located on Ridge Road , and included two 100-pound Parrott rifles, placed in such a way as to sweep Chain...
, under the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
The 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...
to the Potomac.