Causes and risk factors of Barrett's esophagus As with most diseases and conditions, there are certain groups of people who are at a higher risk of developing Barrett's esophagus. GERD is a condition that is closely linked to Barrett's esophagus.
Potomac River â Map & Details. print this map. Located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States, and flowing into the Chesapeake Bay, the Potomac River flows through Washington DC, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
The Potomac River runs 405 miles (652 km) from the Fairfax Stone in West Virginia on the Allegheny Plateau to Point Lookout, Maryland, and drains 14,679 square miles (38,020 km 2). The length of the river from the junction of its North and South Branches to Point Lookout is 302 miles (486 km).n terms of area, this makes the Potomac River the fourth largest river along the Atlantic coast of the United States and the 21st largest in the United States. Over 5 million people live within the Potomac watershed.