The Great Falls of the Potomac may not have the instant name recognition of, say, Niagara Falls. But each year, about 3 million people visit this series of rapids and cascades along the Potomac Riv… ...

I made the trip to Great Falls Park on the Potomac River’s Virginia side late Tuesday afternoon, with a few lingering snow flurries in the air. In hindsight, I should have made the trip Tuesday ...

WASHINGTON – Superstorm Sandy weather has disappeared on the East Coast, along with all the flood warnings. But are things back to normal yet along the Potomac? Carolyn Godfrey and her daughter ...

GREAT FALLS PARK, Va. - Visitors traveled in and out of Great Falls National Park Friday to get a look at the rising Potomac River. Days of rainfall in the DMV made the falls more powerful than ...

July 19, 2002. From the National Park Service Website, www.nps.gov. Today, the Great Falls of the Potomac stands as a natural wonder bringing awe and admiration of its power and beauty.

This map depicts a portion of the Great Falls Park along the Potomac River. The section of water from the Sycamore Island area running four-tenths of a mile from the Little Falls Dam to Chain ...

While most visitors travel to the park to view its namesake, the Great Falls of the Potomac River, visitors partake in many other recreational activities, such as picnicking, hiking, bird watching ...

The swimmer went missing in the Potomac River around 8 p.m. By 9:30 p.m., rescue crews had found personal items belonging to the missing man.

GREAT FALLS, Md. (AP) - Fire officials say a man was seriously injured after falling about 30 feet into a rocky section of the Potomac River. Montgomery County fire department spokesman Pete ...

A person was rescued from the Potomac River near Great Falls National Park on Sunday, March 18. It's not clear how the person landed in the water.