Two dozen sewage releases were reported in the Potomac watershed during floods, according to the Maryland Department of Energy.

And though swimming is illegal along some portions of the District of Columbia, the Potomac is probably clean enough for swimmers during the driest stretches of the year, when water pollution is a ...

Neighbors say it was a frustrating day, because it’s not the first time a massive watermain broke in the exact same location.

Potomac — Most of the 5 million residents in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area have no idea that their drinking water comes from the Potomac River, said Hedrick Belin, president of the ...

There’s a rope swing at one of the swimming holes and a natural mini-water slide at ... The swimming hole at Dead Run waterfall. Photograph by Matthew Graham. There are several spots along the ...

Workers on a barge several hundred feet out from the Commission’s Potomac Water Filtration Plant on River Road are drilling three, three-inch diameter rock samples from the riverbed 90 feet below.

Recently, a dozen or so outdoor enthusiasts showed up for a Diversify Whitewater event on the Potomac. After some water-reading basics, the novice crew paddled off and made it through a couple of ...

Denis Crean has heard those groans before. Breaking the stigma that the Potomac is a filthy body of water is one he's been tackling for years. You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who's logged ...

This has caused the Potomac River to be colder than it is typically at this time of year, with ice on parts of the river.” he explained. “Last year at this time, the water in the Potomac River ...