Tidal Potomac River

Since my focus has been in landscape architecture and urban planning, it is interesting to me to study an urban watershed in a very well planned community, in terms of planning building of hundreds of years of history that they seem to do it well. Arlington County is one of those urban communities that I found out. Four Mile Run stream is a nine-mile long stream, a direct tributary of the Potomac river, located in a highly urbanized area in Northern Virginia with several tributaries.

Welcome to my Blog! I will share the products and experiences of my work on Potomac Watershed. As you may noticed the name of my blog, I wish to study the tidal Potomac river for the watershed stewardship class. I picked this watershed for several reasons. Firstly, parts of the upper Potomac are close to my place where I am more familiar with. Secondly, I am very interested in the transition of the river from fresh and clear mountain water to a salty tidal estuary. Also, as a newly immigrant,  I am so excited to look for undiscovered landscapes in my area where I can spend more time in wonderful nature. As a result, I will focus more on the upper part of the tidal, since this watershed is very large and divided into three sections.  I am very much looking forward publish my discoveries and challenges through the analysis of this interesting watershed here on this blog!