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Watts Branch (Anacostia River tributary)

Field	Value
name	Watts Branch
image	Restoring an urban stream (after) (7557277790).jpg
image_caption	A restored portion of Watts Branch in 2011
subdivision_type1	States
subdivision_name1	Maryland
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Prince George's County, Maryland
subdivision_type3	City
subdivision_name3	Washington, D.C.
source1_coordinates
mouth_location	Anacostia River
mouth_coordinates
river_system	Potomac River
basin_size	11500 acre
length	4.9 mi

Watts Branch is a tributary stream of the Anacostia River in Prince George's County, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

Course

The headwaters of the stream originate in the Capitol Heights area of Prince George's County, and the branch flows roughly northwest for 4.9 mi to the Anacostia, which drains to the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay. The watershed area of Watts Branch is about 6000 acre in Prince George's County and 5500 acre in Washington.District of Columbia. Department of Health. Watts Branch Watershed Implementation Plan. January 2004.

Water quality

Watts Branch is in a highly urbanized area, and its water quality has been rated as poor by government agencies. The stream has been polluted by urban runoff (stormwater), dumped trash and leaking sewer pipes. Much of the stream is in concrete channels or culverts. A variety of stream cleanup and restoration projects have been initiated by D.C. government, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other federal agencies, in cooperation with community organizations such as the Anacostia Riverkeeper, the Anacostia Watershed Society, Groundwork Anacostia, and the Watts Branch Community Alliance.

References

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Annapolis, MD. [https://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/StreamReports/Watts%20Branch%20Assessment%20Report/Final.pdf ''Watts Branch, Washington, D.C. Watershed and Stream Assessment.''] 2002. Report No. CBFO-S02-03.
District of Columbia. Department of the Environment. [http://ddoe.dc.gov/ddoe/cwp/view,a,11,q,495519,ddoeNav_GID,1458.asp ''District Department of the Environment Receives $500,000 to Restore the Chesapeake Bay.''] News Release. May 8, 2007.

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