Potomac River
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Key Bridge Boathouse to reopen April 20
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B&G Outdoor Recreation will run what will now be called Key Bridge Boathouse starting in about a week. It's at the same site that Jack's Boathouse had been in operation since 1945.
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Body pulled from Potomac near 14th Street Bridge
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Authorities have identified the man but are not releasing the name pending notification of the man's family, police say. There were no outward signs of trauma.
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Dramatic kayak rescue caught on camera
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The U.S. Park Police Helicopter Rescue Crew headed up the Potomac River to a point just south of Violet's Look to help a kayaker who found himself stuck on a rock Saturday.
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Holiday Boat Parade of Lights on Potomac River
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Boats decorated in holiday lights will be floating down the Potomac River during the Holiday Boat Parade of Lights.
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Sandy 2012: Coast Guard monitors Potomac River
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ABC7’s Kendis Gibson spent a day with the Coast Guard as they patrolled the Potomac from Alexandria to Haynes Point.
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Area residents, businesses prepare for freeze warning
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Some parts of the Washington area are under a freeze warning overnight. ABC7’s Kimberly Suiters finds out how people are preparing for the cold.
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19 rescued after boat capsizes in Potomac beneath 14th St. bridge
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A dragon boat, or large racing boat, capsized before 2 p.m. Saturday. The D.C. police department's harbor unit responded and rescued all 19 people. No injuries were reported.
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Body of man found in Potomac near White's Ferry
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Police in Montgomery County are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in the Potomac River near White's Ferry.
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Potomac River placed on most endangered rivers list
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One group says the Potomac River is in serious trouble, listing it as the country's most endangered river.
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Students gather to release shad into Anacostia River
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A group of local students is taking action to help restore the population of an endangered species of fish that was once very common in the waterways around the D.C. Area.
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Georgetown waterfront recovery continues year after flooding
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One year ago Wednesday is a day that some Georgetown businesses would rather forget, but never will. It was the day a flood wall wasn't put up at the Washington Harbour, letting water flood the entire area.
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Thousands expected for Potomac cleanup this weekend
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Thousands of people are expected to participate in the 24th annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup this weekend.
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'Naked Ned' seeks infinite power while building dams
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If Chaosmi the Infinite were just another naked man running through the woods, this wouldn't be much of a story. But this naked man has a quest he's been working on for more than 20 years.
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Potomac Conservancy gives Potomac River a D grade on health
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In its annual State of the Nation's River report, the Potomac Conservancy gave the Potomac River a D grade, down from D+ in its first report in 2007.
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Potomac Conservancy to release river report
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The Potomac Conservancy plans to release its State of the Nation's River report along with recommendations for the Potomac, which supplies most of the drinking water for D.C.
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Two fishermen rescued from Potomac River
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Emergency responders say two fishermen are safe after they were rescued from the rising Potomac River near Knoxville.
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Woman rescued from Potomac River
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A woman who was part of a group paddling down the Potomac River in a large raft was rescued and taken to a hospital.
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Dangerous weekend on region’s waterways: Child drowns, man dies, another missing
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A child and a man are dead and another man is missing after separate incidents on the water over the holiday weekend.
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