Tiber Creek
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Etymology | Tiber River in Rome, Italy |
Location | |
Country | U.S. |
District | District of Columbia |
City | Washington, D.C. |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Shaw neighborhood |
• coordinates | 38°54′56″N 77°01′13″W / 38.9155556°N 77.0202778°W[1] |
Mouth | |
• location | National Mall |
• coordinates | 38°53′26″N 77°02′21″W / 38.8906675°N 77.0391435°W[1] |
Basin features | |
River system | Potomac River |
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Tiber Creek or Tyber Creek, originally named Goose Creek, is a tributary of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. It was a free-flowing creek until 1815, when it was channeled to become part of the Washington City Canal. Presently, it flows under the city in tunnels, including under Constitution Avenue NW.