Anacostia River

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Anacostia River
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Data
Water code US :  532032
location Maryland , Washington, DC (USA)
River system Potomac River
Drain over Potomac River  → Atlantic Ocean
confluence from Northeast Branch and Northwest Branch
38 ° 56 ′ 33 "  N , 76 ° 56 ′ 38"  W.
muzzle in Washington, DC in the Potomac River coordinates: 38 ° 51 ′ 13 "  N , 77 ° 1 ′ 13"  W 38 ° 51 ′ 13 "  N , 77 ° 1 ′ 13"  W

length 13.5 km
Big cities Washington, DC

The Anacostia River is a river in the United States that also flows through the capital Washington, DC and there flows into the Potomac River .

It has a length of 13.5 km and has its source in Prince George's County, Maryland . Pollution and little investment contributed to the river becoming unsightly. This is how it got its nickname "DC's forgotten river". On the river is the Washington Navy Yard and the former headquarters of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service .

Name variants

The river has several designations:

  • Annacostin River
  • Annacostone River
  • Annakostia River
  • East Branch
  • Eastern Branch
  • Eastern Branch of the Potomac

Web links

Commons : Anacostia River  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kenny, Hamill. The Placenames of Maryland, Their Origin and Meaning . Baltimore: Museum and Library of Maryland History, Maryland Historical Society, 1984. The origin and meaning of the various words and phrases used in Maryland to name the State's most representative villages, towns, cities, mountains, and watercourses. Copious footnotes and an extensive bibliography. Superior treatment of Indian-derived placenames. p28
  2. ^ Bryan, Wilhelmus Bogart. A History of the National Capital from Its Foundation through the Period of the Adoption of the Organic Act. Macmillan Co., 1914. I / 53/1663
  3. Jump up ↑ Dermott / City of Washington map / 1797
  4. ^ Cram, George F. Map of Washington. Chicago: Phillips and Hunt, 1891. Page 183 in People's Atlas. Size 9x11.5. Prominent downtown buildings named in separate key. Compiled as part of a railway system atlas. 1891
  5. ^ US Geological Survey. Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981). 31-Dec-1981. Primarily from US Geological Survey 1: 24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1: 25K, Puerto Rico 1: 20K) and from US Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1: 62,500 scale or 1: 250,000 scale maps
  6. ↑ JT Dubois map / 1892