North Branch Potomac River

North Branch Potomac River
Tributary to Potomac River
The North Branch between Cumberland, Maryland, and Ridgeley, West Virginia in 2007
North Branch Potomac River is located in West Virginia
North Branch Potomac River
Location of mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia, Maryland
CountyAllegany (MD), Garrett (MD), Hampshire (WV), Mineral (WV), Grant (WV), Preston (WV)
Cities (WV)Bayard, Gormania, Piedmont, Keyser, Cumberland
Cities (MD)Kitzmiller, Luke, Westernport
Physical characteristics
SourceBlackwater River divide
 • locationabout 1 mile northwest of Fairfax, West Virginia
 • coordinates39°11′42.39″N 079°29′21.19″W / 39.1951083°N 79.4892194°W / 39.1951083; -79.4892194[1]
 • elevation2,960 ft (900 m)[1]
MouthPotomac River
 • location
about 1 mile east of Green Spring, West Virginia
 • coordinates
39°31′42.33″N 078°35′15.05″W / 39.5284250°N 78.5875139°W / 39.5284250; -78.5875139[1]
 • elevation
525 ft (160 m)[1]
Length101.27 mi (162.98 km)[2]
Basin size1,343.04 square miles (3,478.5 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationPotomac River
 • average5.13 cu ft/s (0.145 m3/s) at mouth with Potomac River[3]
Basin features
ProgressionPotomac RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemPotomac River
Tributaries 
 • leftLaurel Run, Sand Run, Nyedegger Run, Glade Run, Steyer Run, Laurel Run, Crooked Run, Lostland Run, Short Run, Three Forks Run, Stony Hollow, Elklick Run, Folly Run, Laurel Run, Savage River, Georges Creek, Stony Run, Wildcat Hollow, Culvert Hollow, Dry Run, Deep Hollow, Warrior Run, Wills Creek, Collier Run, Mill Run, Seven Springs Run
 • rightRed Oak Creek, Buffalo Creek, Difficult Creek, Stony River, Maple Run, Abram Creek, Deep Run, Howell Run, Piney Swamp Run, Montgomery Run, Slaughterhouse Run, Powder House Run, Thunderhill Run, New Creek, Willow Run, Ashcabin Run, Koulip Hollow, Buckwheat Hollow, Patterson Creek, Dans Run, Round Bottom Hollow, Kern Hollow, Green Spring Run
WaterbodiesBloomington Lake
BridgesWest Kempton Road (x2), Corona Bayard Road, Kitzmiller Road, Masteller Road, WV 46, US 220, Black Oak Road, WV 956, WV 28 Alt, Canal Parkway, Green Spring Road

The North Branch Potomac River flows from Fairfax Stone in West Virginia to its confluence with the South Branch Potomac River near Green Spring, West Virginia, where it turns into the Potomac River proper.

  1. ^ a b c d "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "North Branch Potomac River Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 7 November 2022.