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Potomac River in e USA. It rises in West Virginia at the confluence of the North and South Branch rivers, and flows e and se to Chesapeake Bay on the Atlantic coast, forming the boundaries of Maryland-West Virginia and Maryland-Virginia. The river is navigable for large ships as far as Washington, D.C. Length: 462km (287mi).

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	Was South Branch fish kill worse than first reported? ; ...kill on the South Branch of the Potomac River. "We stopped...unusual for the South Branch - a river...registered from the South Branch of the Potomac River. Not a single...Shenandoah, the Potomac, the Cacapon and South Branch - is ... Read more
	Agency investigates dead, diseased fish: Anglers report fish kill at South Branch of Potomac River ; ...anglers and other users of the South Branch of the Potomac River have reported, it has found...fishing outfitters in the South Branch area say they're hearing...said she was fishing the South Branch two nights ago and didn...doesn't do many trips on the South ... Read more
	South Branch bass problem isn't isolated ; ...discovered in 2003 on the South Branch of the Potomac River in West Virginia, has now...not a problem just in the South Branch," fish pathologist Vicki...industry lay at the root of the South Branch's problem. I opined that...been dumped throughout the South ... Read more
	State, feds investigate Potomac River fish kill ; ...collecting water samples and dozens of fish this week from the South Branch of the Potomac River to try to get to the bottom of recurring fish kills. In...project with the USGS on the health of the fish in the South Branch of the Potomac, Preston said, and should have a report... Read more
	Second fisherman found in Potomac River ; MOOREFIELD - The body of a missing fisherman has been found in the South Branch of the Potomac River, one day after his friend's body was retrieved. William H. Bobo, 47, of Cabins was pulled out of the river Monday night, Conservation... Read more
	Potomac River Seizes Weakness Against Waldorf; Shortage of Pitchers Hinders Team ; ...tournament games Thursday night, and Potomac River knew it. So in the loser's bracket...game at Stethem Park in Waldorf, the Potomac River coaches employed a strategy in which...a strike. The strategy was sound as Potomac River drew nine walks in the first four innings... Read more
	My valley. (South Branch Valley, West Virginia) ; ...for the North and South forks of the South Branch Valley in West Virginia. A goodly portion of the Great Potomac River is born here in a thousands rivulets...West Virginia, 100 miles from the South Branch Valley and its headwaters, and not...coming home. The main stem of the ... Read more
	Answers likely for South Branch fish mystery ; ...with West Virginia's South Branch River. One thing can...Something is affecting the South Branch's water quality, and...significant fish kill on the South Branch since 2002. The first...disturbing trend among South Branch fish is the tendency...Interstate Commission on ... Read more
	Potomac River Named One of Nation's Most Endangered Rivers 20 Years After Clean-up ; ...being cleaned up and restored, the Potomac River was named today the seventh most endangered...cattle feedlots in the headwaters of the Potomac River threatens drinking water supplies and...cleaning up our waterways. In fact, the Potomac River has been a showpiece for our national... Read more
	Male Bass in Potomac Producing Eggs; Pollution Suspected Cause of Anomaly in River's South Branch ; The South Branch of the Potomac River is as clear as bottled...discovery has made the South Branch the latest example...population in the South Branch; they aren't sure...that fish in the South Branch were developing lesions... Read more

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