List of variant names of the Potomac River

The following have been listed as variant names of the Potomac River throughout its history by the Geographic Names Information System.The Board on Geographic Names officially decided upon Potomac as its spelling in 1931.
Potomac RiverGeographic Names Information SystemBoard on Geographic NamesCities and townsBridgesIslandsTributariesDistrict of ColumbiaMarylandPennsylvaniaVirginiaWest VirginiaNorth Branch Potomac RiverSouth Branch Potomac RiverTown CreekLittle Cacapon RiverFifteenmile CreekSideling Hill CreekCacapon RiverLost RiverTrout RunCapon Springs RunDillons RunEdwards RunMill BranchNorth RiverGrassy Lick RunTearcoat CreekBearwallow CreekSir Johns RunWarm Spring RunTonoloway CreekLittle Tonoloway CreekSleepy CreekMeadow BranchLicking CreekCherry RunBack CreekHogue CreekIsaacs CreekTilhance CreekLittle Conococheague CreekConococheague CreekOpequon CreekAbrams CreekMill CreekMiddle CreekTuscarora Creek (West Virginia)Antietam CreekShenandoah RiverLittle Catoctin CreekCatoctin Creek (Virginia)Catoctin Creek (Maryland)Tuscarora Creek (Maryland)Monocacy RiverRock CreekMarsh CreekAlloway CreekToms CreekDouble Pipe CreekBig Pipe CreekLittle Pipe CreekTuscarora CreekCarroll CreekLinganore CreekBallenger CreekLittle Monocacy RiverGoose CreekLittle RiverBroad Run (Virginia)Broad Run (Maryland)Seneca CreekLittle Seneca CreekTenmile CreekGreat Seneca CreekMuddy BranchWatts BranchDifficult RunRock RunCabin John CreekLittle Falls BranchPimmit RunGulf BranchDonaldson RunMaddox BranchWindy RunSpout RunFoundry BranchPiney BranchBoundary ChannelTiber CreekWashington ChannelAnacostia RiverPope BranchHickey RunNorthwest BranchSligo CreekNortheast BranchPaint BranchFour Mile RunOxon CreekHunting CreekCameron RunPiscataway CreekLittle Hunting CreekDogue CreekAccotink CreekDaniels RunPohick CreekPomonkey CreekOccoquan RiverBull RunBroad RunCedar RunNeabsco CreekPowells CreekMattawoman CreekQuantico CreekChopawamsic CreekAquia CreekPotomac CreekAccokeek CreekNanjemoy CreekPort Tobacco RiverPopes Creek (Maryland)Wicomico RiverMattox CreekPopes Creek (Virginia)St. Marys RiverYeocomico RiverCoan RiverHull CreekStony RiverAbram CreekSavage RiverGeorges CreekLaurel RunNew CreekLimestone RunWills CreekBrush CreekLittle Wills CreekEvitts CreekPatterson CreekDans RunGreen Spring RunNorth Fork South Branch Potomac RiverLaurel ForkSouth Fork South Branch Potomac RiverKettle CreekLunice CreekMill RunBig RunBuffalo CreekCedar CreekSmith CreekMiddle RiverSouth RiverLake AccotinkLake AnneLake ArtemesiaLake Bernard FrankLake BraddockBreckenridge ReservoirBrushy Fork LakeBurke LakeDalecarlia ReservoirGeorgetown ReservoirJennings Randolph LakeKingman LakeLittle Seneca LakeMcMillan ReservoirMount Storm LakeLake NeedwoodSleepy Creek LakeStony River ReservoirTidal BasinTrout PondWarden Lake