The Potomac River has great Fishing especially for Smallmouth Bass and Catfish. For people that prefer deeper water fishing two of the C&O canal dams are still intact.
Potomac River Dam No. 4
Location: Dam 4 is located at Potomac River in Sharpsburg, Maryland 21782
Dam #4 provided water for 22 miles of the canal, from Milepost 84.6 downstream to Milepost 62.3, just above Harpers Ferry.
Potomac River Power Plant and Dam No. 4 is a historic hydroelectric power generation station on the Potomac River, located near Shepherdstown on the county line between Berkeley and Jefferson County, West Virginia. The power plant is a tall one-story, limestone building on a high stone foundation. It is five bays long and has a gable roof. Dam 4 uses horizontal shaft turbines connected by rope drives to horizontal shaft generators. This plant is probably the last commercially operated rope-driven hydroelectric plant in the United States.[2] The building is built into a hillside, so the main floor is the top floor. The power plant was originally built by the Martinsburg Electric Company.[3]
Potomac River Dam No. 5
Address: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath, Clear Spring, MD 21722
Potomac Dam No. 5 is a historic dam on the Potomac River, part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal system. Built between 1857 and 1870, it was constructed by the Canal Company to impound water and divert it into the canal for navigation. The dam's Left Abutment, made of limestone blocks, ties the spillway to bedrock and includes a guard lock system for boat access. It's located at canal mile 106 and is the fifth in a series of dams that provided water to the C&O Canal.
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Potomac River Dam No. 4
Location: Dam 4 is located at Potomac River in Sharpsburg, Maryland 21782
Dam #4 provided water for 22 miles of the canal, from Milepost 84.6 downstream to Milepost 62.3, just above Harpers Ferry.
Potomac River Power Plant and Dam No. 4 is a historic hydroelectric power generation station on the Potomac River, located near Shepherdstown on the county line between Berkeley and Jefferson County, West Virginia. The power plant is a tall one-story, limestone building on a high stone foundation. It is five bays long and has a gable roof. Dam 4 uses horizontal shaft turbines connected by rope drives to horizontal shaft generators. This plant is probably the last commercially operated rope-driven hydroelectric plant in the United States.[2] The building is built into a hillside, so the main floor is the top floor. The power plant was originally built by the Martinsburg Electric Company.[3]
Potomac River Dam No. 5
Address: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath, Clear Spring, MD 21722
Potomac Dam No. 5 is a historic dam on the Potomac River, part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal system. Built between 1857 and 1870, it was constructed by the Canal Company to impound water and divert it into the canal for navigation. The dam's Left Abutment, made of limestone blocks, ties the spillway to bedrock and includes a guard lock system for boat access. It's located at canal mile 106 and is the fifth in a series of dams that provided water to the C&O Canal.
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