Great Falls
Great Falls is a series of rapids and waterfalls on the Potomac River in the state of Maryland 14 miles upstream from Washington, D.C. As the border between the states of Maryland and Virginia generally follows the low-water line on the Virginia side, the…
- Waterfall
- …lies at an elevation of 128 feet (39 metres)
- …stands 46 feet (14 metres) tall
- Description: waterfalls on the Potomac River in Maryland and Virginia
- Also known as“Great Falls of the Potomac”“Great Falls of the Potomac River”“Great Falls Potomac River”“Patowmeck Falls”
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Latitude
38.99769° or 38° 59′ 52″ north
Longitude
-77.25287° or 77° 15′ 10″ west
Open location code
87C4XPXW+3V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway = waterfall
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Great Falls” goes by many names.
Պոտոմակի մեծ ջրվեժներArmenian
Cascades GreatCatalan
Cascades Great (Potomac)Catalan
Great FallsDanish
המפלים הגדוליםHebrew
המפלים הגדולים (נהר הפוטומק)Hebrew
Great FallsPolish
Великие водопады ПотомакаRussian
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