Washington Channel

Washington Channel
View of the Washington Channel from the Southwest Waterfront
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationTidal Basin
 • elevation0 feet (0 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Anacostia River at Hains Point
 • elevation
0 feet (0 m)
Length2 miles (3.2 km)
Basin features
River systemPotomac River
The Wharf development on Washington Channel in 2019

The Washington Channel is a channel parallel to the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. It is located between the Southwest Waterfront on the east side and East Potomac Park on the west side. The channel is two miles (3.2 km) long, receives outflow from the Tidal Basin at its north end, and empties into the Anacostia River at Hains Point at its south end. The channel's depth ranges from 8.8 feet (2.7 m) to 23 feet (7.0 m).[1][2]

The Washington Channel's east bank is lined with restaurants, inns, and marinas including Washington Marina, Gangplank Marina (the only liveaboard marina in the District of Columbia), and Capital Yacht Club. The Maine Avenue Fish Market is situated at the north end of the channel, south of the 14th Street Bridge complex. The Women's Titanic Memorial, Fort Lesley J. McNair, the National Defense University, and James Creek Marina are located near the south end of the channel. As of August 2010, USS Sequoia—a former United States presidential yacht—is docked at a pier in the Washington Channel.[3]

  1. ^ "Washington Channel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  2. ^ United States Coast Pilot. Vol. 3 (43rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: National Ocean Service. 2010. p. 318. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  3. ^ "U.S.S. Sequoia - Directions". Sequoia Presidential Yacht Group. Retrieved August 10, 2010.