Although swimming is illegal along parts of the District of Columbia, the Potomac River is probably clean enough for swimmers during the driest stretches of the year, when water pollution is lowest.

Potomac River Test Range / Explosive Experimental Area scheudle for April 21-25, 2025. Story by The Southern Maryland Chronicle • 5d. Monday, April 21 * Operating Times: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When the American Airlines regional jet and a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in midair Wednesday night, the civilian plane was circling Reagan National Airport preparing to land, just before 9 p.m ...

This page provides daily information about the operations and scheduling of activities at the Potomac River Test Range and the Explosive Experimental Area (Pumpkin Neck). These facilities are used ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — One person was rescued from the Potomac River on Friday, officials said. Officials with the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) said a Swift ...

While sewers had overflowed up to 80 times a year into the Anacasotia River, which flows into the Potomac, the D.C. Water sewer project is set to prevent 98% of overflows. The project will wrap up ...

Search and rescue efforts are seen around a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, early Thursday morning, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo ...

Investigators scan bottom of river Saturday. To help divers identify additional items for removal from the Potomac, NOAA was set to fly a low-altitude TopoBathy lidar flight overnight, officials said.

The survey was conducted using Teledyne Optech CZMIL SuperNova lidar system, which allowed Dewberry to successfully survey a 55-mile (88.5km) stretch of the Potomac River, spanning from Hancock, ...

Streamflow of the Potomac River has been so low for the past five days that hourly drought monitoring has been required for the area's prime drinking water supply.

The aircraft used by NOAA to conduct LiDAR scanning of the Potomac River early Friday. Photograph courtesy of Unified Command. LiDAR—which stands for “light detection and ranging”—uses laser light ...

FORT HUNT, Va. — A woman was pulled from a turned-over car in the Potomac River Wednesday night and taken to a hospital, after bystanders saw she was trapped.