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  1. 1) Architectural drawings for Trump's new Arch, to be approved by Commission of Fine Arts, whom he appointed. The design shows a 250-foot gilded #arch topped with winged figure holding a torch, flanked by #eagles and #lions [what! no tigers and bears oh my]. More than twice the height of the #Lincoln Memorial, which stands 99 feet tall, it would surpass other well-known triumphal monuments worldwide. cfa.gov/system/files/meeting-m #washingtondc #capital #viginia #potomacriver time.com/article/2026/04/11/ho

  2. Another fine day in the DC Area:

    "With reports of E. coli levels thousands of times higher than the recommended limit for human contact..."

    arlnow.com/2026/02/13/new-avoi

    #PotomacRiver
    #Ecoli

  3. Massive #sewage #spill flowing into #PotomacRiver upstream from #Washington

    https://apnews.com/article/sewage-spill-potomac-river-rupture-c3b5280c943f43ce84b461de44a42337

    A massive pipe rupture has sent sewage spilling into the Potomac River. The spill of about 40 million gallons of sewage a day is turning part of the river gray upriver of Washington, D.C.

  4. Data Request For Potomac River Tragedy - National Centers For Environmental Information (NCEI), NOAA In The News
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    ncei.noaa.gov/ <-- shared NCEI home page
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    “A CNN Reporter requested data to portray the depth of the Potomac River near the site of the tragic plane and helicopter crash. The Digital Elevation Model Bathymetry (DEM) Team responded with information on how to use NCEI’s high-resolution Continuously Updated Digital Elevation Models (CUDEMs) to generate a map of the Potomac River and provided an example map…”
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #bathymetry #topobathy #DEM #elevation #depth #NCEI #opendata #CUDEM #disaster #collision #air #potomacriver #potomac #crash #airdisaster #Washington #helicopter #ArmyHelicopter #blackhawk #NOAA #aviation #midair
    @NOAA @NCEI

  5. I really enjoyed seeing all of the Day 1 toots and data viz! For Day 2, I’m getting out of my comfort zone to explore hydrological data. The map shows streams and reaches from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset (Hydrological Unit 8) in the upper Potomac River Watershed.

    #30DayMapChallenge #Day2 #USGS #DMV #map #ArcPro #HUC #HUC8 #NHD #NationalHydrographyDataset #PotomacRiver