List of variant names of the Potomac River

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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.

[edit] Potomac River

• Cheneoow-quoquey
• Co-hon-go-roo-ta River
• Co-hon-go-ru-ta River
• Cohongaroota River
• Cohongoluta River
• Cohongoronta River
• Cohongoronto River
• Cohongoroota River
• Cohongorooto River
• Cohongoruton River
• Elisabeth River
• Elizabeth River
• Kahongoronton River
• Maryland River
• Pataromerke River
• Patawmack River
• Patawomeck River
• Patawomecke River
• Patawomek River
• Patawomeke River
• Patomack River
• Patomacke River
• Patomak River
• Patomake River
• Patomeck River
• Patomecke River
• Patomeke River
• Patoumak River
• Patowmack River
• Patowmacke River
• Patowmec River
• Patowmeck Flu
• Patowmeck River
• Patowomeck River
• Patowomek River
• Pawtomack River
• Pokomoach River
• Potamack River
• Potamak River
• Potawmack River
• Potomack River
• Potomacke River
• Potomak River
• Potomeack River
• Potomock River
• Potomoke River
• Potomuck River
• Potomucke River
• Potowmac River
• Potowmack River
• Potowmak River
• Potowomek River
• Pottomock River
• Powtowmac River
• Powtowmack River
• Quattaro
• Qui-o-riough River
• Quiriough River
• River Potowmack
• Riviere de Coturki
• Saint Gregories River
• Saint Gregory River
• San Pedro River
• Satawomeck
• Turkey Bussard River
• Wappacomma River

[edit] North Branch Potomac River

• Cohongoronton
• Kahun-gulta
• North Branch
• North Branch Patamac River
• North Fork Potomac River

[edit] South Branch Potomac River

• South Branch of Potowmac River
• South Branch of the Potowmack River
• South Fork Potomac River
• Wapacomo River
• Wapocomo River
• Wappacoma River
• Wappatomaka River
• Wappatomica

	Potomac River system Cities and towns | Bridges | Islands | Variant names
	Regions
	Allegheny Front | Allegheny Mountains | Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area | Blue Ridge Mountains | Cumberland Valley | Eastern Panhandle | Northern Neck | Northern Virginia | Potomac Highlands | Ridge-and-valley Appalachians | Shenandoah Valley | Southern Maryland | Western Maryland
	Tributaries
	North Branch | Stony River | Abram Creek | Savage River | Georges Creek | Wills Creek | Evitts Creek | Patterson Creek | South Branch | North Fork South Branch | South Fork South Branch | Town Creek | Little Cacapon River | Fifteenmile Creek | Sideling Hill Creek | Cacapon River | Lost River | North River (West Virginia) | Tonoloway Creek | Sleepy Creek | Licking Creek | Back Creek | Little Conococheague Creek | Conococheague Creek | Opequon Creek | Antietam Creek | Shenandoah River | North Fork Shenandoah River | South Fork Shenandoah River | North River (Virginia) | South River | Catoctin Creek (Maryland) | Catoctin Creek (Virginia) | Monocacy River | Little Monocacy River | Goose Creek | Little River | Seneca Creek | Cabin John Creek | Rock Creek | Anacostia River | Sligo Creek | Four Mile Run | Oxon Creek | Hunting Creek | Piscataway Creek | Dogue Creek | Accotink Creek | Pohick Creek | Occoquan River | Bull Run | Neabsco Creek | Mattawoman Creek | Quantico Creek | Chopawamsic Creek | Aquia Creek | Potomac Creek | Nanjemoy Creek | Port Tobacco River | Wicomico River | Coan River | St. Marys River | Yeocomico River | Hull Creek
	Lakes and reservoirs
	Lake Accotink | Lake Anne | Lake Artemesia | Lake Bernard Frank | Lake Braddock | Breckenridge Reservoir | Brushy Fork Lake | Burke Lake | Dalecarlia Reservoir | Georgetown Reservoir | Jennings Randolph Lake | Kingman Lake | McMillan Reservoir | Mount Storm Lake | Lake Needwood | Sleepy Creek Lake | Stony River Reservoir | Trout Pond | Warden Lake
	Dependent states
	District of Columbia | Maryland | Pennsylvania | Virginia | West Virginia