Flooding on the Potomac River by Helen Betts

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19-MAY-2018

Flooding on the Potomac River

In a dramatic (and temporary) departure from my Hillwood Estate gallery, this was the Potomac River at Great Falls Park on Saturday. We have had heavy rainfall for the last six days, and the river has reached flood stage. The picture below is what Great Falls normally looks like.

Great Falls in December, posted earlier

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Zoltán Balogh		24-Jun-2018 08:45
Oh my...amazing... V

Julie Oldfield		24-May-2018 02:35
Wow! That is really amazing. Such a contrast. V

Dave Petersen Photography		21-May-2018 13:27
The power of nature in this capture is totally amazing. I would have never thought the water would rise to these levels. My daughter and her family were lucky that they did not have any flooding in their house in Arlington. Their neighbors were not so lucky. V

Claude Gagnon		21-May-2018 12:01
Ouf....so impressive :)) V

pkocinski		21-May-2018 11:55
Great comparison captures. We went through this last year.

Kuriacose Joseph		21-May-2018 01:37
Great shot. Never seen it flooded from the Virginia side. Went up to the Monocacy Aqueduct today. The rivers were overflowing onto the picnic grounds, and the debris had piled up against the aqueduct. Will post pictures some time.

larose forest photos		21-May-2018 00:35
An amazingly powerful and dramatic shot. That is seriously high water; the comparison to earlier days is striking. V

Lamar Nix		21-May-2018 00:21
A very treacherous looking waterway at this stage easily increased in width by tenfold! V

janescottcumming		20-May-2018 23:03
Wow, that's a dramatic difference! When I talked to my son he said there has been so much rain. Been bad here too but not that bad! V

Chris Morton		20-May-2018 20:13
thats certainly a lot of water; very dramatic change

Nick Paoni		20-May-2018 19:49
An angry looking river for sure and quite a contrast to the bottom frame.

joseantonio		20-May-2018 19:45
wow, amazing capture. Hope nobody gets injured or worst.V.

Jim Coffman		20-May-2018 19:31
Wow, that is amazing and scary all at the same time!!

William Barletta		20-May-2018 19:23
Wow! It looks very dangerous. ~V~

Ton T.		20-May-2018 19:10
Don't underestimate the power of water. A very dynamic and impressive image Helen V

globalgadabout		20-May-2018 19:06
wow...the river is raging...lots of flooding in BC at the moment. due to melting snowpack and heavy rains...

Martin Lamoon		20-May-2018 18:40
Thats amazing and looks dangerous. v