Great Falls Historic Park - 2002-2004

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Photography by Robert Graf

The Potomac River passes through a gorge at Great Falls on the way to Washington, DC and the Chesapeake Bay. The following series of pictures from Olmstead Island in Maryland show the varying levels of the water.

Potomac River at Great Falls , MD
May 12, 2004 - Looking north from Olmstead Island - 4 PM
 Level at 4 feet - Flood is 10 feet
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April 4, 2004 - Looking north from Olmstead Island - 5 PM
 Level at 6.3 feet - Flood is 10 feet
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March  6, 2004 - Looking north from Olmstead Island - 5 PM
 Level at 5.5 feet - Flood is 10 feet
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May 6, 2003 - Looking north from Olmstead Island - 8 PM
 Low Level at 4.5 feet - Flood is 10 feet
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Great Fall Park, Potomac, Maryland

April 17, 2003 - Looking north from Olmstead Island - Noon
 Mid Level at 5.8 feet - Flood is 10 feet
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Potomac River at Great Falls MD

January 3, 2003 - Looking north from Olmstead Island - Late Afternoon
Level is 8 feet (Flood level is 10 feet)

November 10, 2002 - Looking north from Olmstead Island - Late Afternoon


October 18, 2002 - Looking north from Olmstead Island - Early morning

August 21, 2002 Looking north from Olmstead Island - Mid-afternoon - Very low

June 25, 2002 Looking north from Olmstead Island - Early morning

June 1, 2002 Looking north from Olmstead Island - Early morning

May 21, 2002 Looking north from Olmstead Island

April 30, 2002 Looking north from Olmstead Island
(1.83 inches of rain fell on April 28)



April 14, 2002 Looking north from Olmstead Island


February 6, 2002 Looking north from Olmstead Island. 

© Copyright 2003 Robert E. Graf

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