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The highly urbanized Anacostia River watershed covers 176 square miles in the District of Columbia and Maryland. Only 17 percent of the watershed lies within the District; much of this drainage is controlled by storm sewers or combined (storm and sanitary) sewers.
Kingman Lake is not a true lake, but a 110-acre tidal freshwater impoundment created in the 1920s and 1930s during a massive dredging and channelization project on the Anacostia River to provide a recreational boating area for District of Columbia residents.
Final documents regarding the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) of fecal coliform bacteria in UPPER POTOMAC RIVER, MIDDLE POTOMAC RIVER, LOWER POTOMAC RIVER, Battery Kemble Creek, Foundry Branch, and Dalecarlia Tributary
The Washington Ship Channel is a man-made waterbody located east of the Potomac River and was built in the late 19th century by the Army Corps of Engineers. The Washington Ship Channel runs from Hains Point at the confluence of the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers to the Tidal Basin.
Rock Creek flows through Montgomery County, Maryland, and the northwest portion of Washington, DC, to join with the Potomac River.
Watts Branch is the largest tributary to the tidal Anacostia River. Watts Branch watershed is 3.75 square miles with 47 percent of the area in the District, and 53 percent in Princes George’s County, Maryland.
The highly urbanized Anacostia River watershed drains approximately 176 square miles of portions of Maryland and the District. The Anacostia River and tributaries were listed in 1998 for elevated levels of organics and metals in fish tissue and sediment.
Kingman Lake is not a true lake, but a 110-acre tidal freshwater impoundment created in the 1920s and 1930s during a massive dredging and channelization project on the Anacostia River to provide a recreational boating area for District of Columbia residents.
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