The Floods

The Floods (HM1AJL)

Location: Potomac, MD 20854 Montgomery County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 59.625', W 77° 14.737'

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Structures such as this stop-lock were designed to divert flood waters from the canal. Wooden planks were dropped in to slots, forming a dam which diverted rushing waters along a stone levee and back into the Potomac.

Although this stop-lock was a local success, the canal as a whole suffered great damage from periodic floods which became more frequent and violent as land was cleared for farms and towns along the Upper Potomac. By World War I, traffic and revenues on the canal had dwindled to a point where it was touch-and-go to continue operations. After violent spring floods wrecked miles of canal and towpath in 1924, the "old ditch" was closed for good in all but the Georgetown area.
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Date Added Friday, September 5th, 2014 at 11:22pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 305520 N 4318481
Decimal Degrees38.99375000, -77.24561667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 59.625', W 77° 14.737'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 59' 37.50" N, 77° 14' 44.22" W
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Area Code(s)240, 301
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 8149-8327 Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath, Potomac MD 20854, US
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