BLADENSBURG, Maryland - Perhaps on another day, the calm waters and green trees on the Anacostia River here would have been an escape from downtown D.C. about seven miles away.

The biggest source of salty freshwater in D.C. and other major northern inland cities is an overapplication of road salt to thaw winter ice, which runs off into rivers or the ground.

Small watershed flood control dams in the Potomac Valley provided $5.8 million in flood benefits to people, property, infrastructure and farms during the heavy rain event that ...

The D.C. area has been under a drought watch for almost a year, but with rain in the last few weeks, including Friday’s deluge, is the region out of the woods?

A waterspout was spotted over Potomac River, Maryland on Friday, May 30. RESTRICTIONS AND USAGE TERMS: Please credit “Eric ...