VegDC 🦣Jul 3, 2023

#DMV #WashingtonDC #Anacostia #AnacostiaRiver

Illegal to swim in for 50 years due to pollution from sewage. A new pipe now removes 90% of the sewage making the river safe to swim in under limited circumstances.

The article includes a video that shows many bits of land popping up in the river, could be low water levels due to the drought.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/entertainment/the-scene/want-to-swim-in-the-anacostia-river-how-to-jump-in-this-july/3374655/?_osource=SocialFlowFB_DCBrand

Want to swim in the Anacostia River? How to jump in this July

Want to swim in the Anacostia River? Your first chance in 50 years is coming up in July.

NBC4 Washington
MrTinMDDec 30, 2022
Paint Branch, a tributary of the #AnacostiaRiver, in #CollegePark #Maryland, viewed from the #cycling path to Lake Artemesia.
MrTinMDDec 27, 2022
Took a walk on the trail after work today, it was cold and still at dusk. This is the partly frozen Northwest Branch of the #AnacostiaRiver from the bridge at the southern end of the Sligo Creek Trail (the confluence is behind us here). #Maryland #Hyattsville Pic by @jerdlngr
Capital Weather GangNov 27, 2017
RT @JimHavard: Beautiful view on my only ok run tonight #anacostiariver @capitalweather @StormHour https://t.co/R2fiT57Id4
Jim Havard on Twitter

“Beautiful view on my only ok run tonight #anacostiariver @capitalweather @StormHour”