Great Falls Historic Park, Maryland
2009 and before

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.

High water photos at Great Falls

April 12, 2009 18:00 Easter Day

March 19, 2007

March 19, 2007 14:42 PM (level about 6.1 ft)

See photos below for other river levels

March 22, 2006 17:38 PM

March 9, 2006  08:00 AM

February 22, 2006 16:00

Cherry Blossoms - 2008
See autumn near the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal - October 2004
See photos of the 17 Year Cicadas in Maryland
See closeup photos of Herons at Great Falls Park
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November 5, 2005 14:46

October 4, 2005 09:46

July 7, 2007 13:37

June 11, 2005 07:37

April 27, 2005 - Looking north from Olmstead Island - 7:15 PM
 Level at 4.1 feet - Flood is 10 feet
Compare with the pictures below

April 1, 2005 - Looking north from Olmstead Island - 2:30 PM
 Level at 6.90 feet - Flood is 10 feet
Compare with the pictures below just a few days earlier.

March 30, 2005 - Looking north from Olmstead Island - 10:20 PM
 Level at 10 feet - Flood is 10 feet
Compare with the pictures below just a few days earlier.
See river guage image below

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 29, 2005 - Looking north from Olmstead Island - 3:00 PM
 Level at 8 feet - Flood is 10 feet
Compare with the pictures below just a few days earlier.
Several inches of rain fell within a few days.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 25, 2005 - Looking north from Olmstead Island - 9:30 AM
 Level at 6.1 feet - Flood is 10 feet
Compare with the pictures below

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March 24, 2005 - Looking north from Olmstead Island - 4:30 PM
 Level at 5.6 feet - Flood is 10 feet
Compare with the pictures below

March 18 , 2005 - Looking north from Olmstead Island - 4:00 PM
 Level at 3.9 feet - Flood is 10 feet
Compare with the pictures below

Link to Great Falls - 2004
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October 26, 2004 - Looking north from Olmstead Island - 5:00 PM
 Level at 3.2 feet - Flood is 10 feet
Compare with the pictures below

September 29, 2004 - Looking north from Olmstead Island - 8:15 AM
 Level at 7.0 feet - Flood is 10 feet
Compare with the pictures below 3 days earlier


September 26, 2004 - Looking north from Olmstead Island - 7:50 AM
 Level at 3.5 feet - Flood is 10 feet
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Potomac River at Great Falls , MD
July 10, 2004 - Looking north from Olmstead Island - 9 AM
 Level at 3.1 feet - Flood is 10 feet
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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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Potomac River at Great Falls , MD

April 4, 2004 - Looking north from Olmstead Island - 5 PM
 Level at 6.3 feet - Flood is 10 feet
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Potomac River at Great Falls , MD

March  6, 2004 - Looking north from Olmstead Island - 5 PM
 Level at 5.5 feet - Flood is 10 feet
Compare with the pictures below


Potomac River at Great Falls , MD

May 6, 2003 - Looking north from Olmstead Island - 8 PM
 Low Level at 4.5 feet - Flood is 10 feet
Compare with the pictures below

Potomac River at Great Falls , MD
February 25, 2003 - Looking north from Olmstead Island - Early Morning
 High Level at 9.2 feet - Flood is 10 feet
Compare with the picture below
Potomac River at Great Falls , MD
August 21, 2002 Looking north from Olmstead Island - Mid-afternoon - Very low
Level is 2.3 feet

See the Great Falls photo archive collection

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