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Anacostia River
River in District of Columbia, past Washington
Current status
No current status is assigned to this water outline. Check the water page for reports and any estimated downstream stretches. Why this status, and its source
This badge describes the water outline. Check the downstream stretches on the map and below for discharge statuses.
Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.
Upstream and downstream
Anacostia River is tracked as one record per state. Listed from north to south.
- Anacostia River, MD No current status shown · 0 discharges setting a status now · latest report
- Anacostia River, DC (this page) No current status shown · 0 discharges setting a status now · latest report
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About this status
No current status shown: no report we track sets a status on this water now; how statuses work
Sources checked: news release / public notice (last successful check 2026-11-03 02:41 UTC); ECHO NPDES Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event Dataset (last successful check 2026-11-03 02:28 UTC). Status by DirtyWaterWatch, updated 2026-11-03 02:43 UTC. · Updated
Estimated downstream stretches on Anacostia River
No downstream stretch has a current status here as of Nov 2, 2026, 9:43 PM EST. Check the reports below.
The last 90 days
No discharge, advisory or caution periods are shown for this water in this time span. Check downstream stretches and source coverage.
Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using the reports named above and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-03 02:43 UTC.
Reported discharges over time
Historical charts are not available here. See the reports and sources on this page.
Reports linked to Anacostia River
Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater.
| When | Report | Status |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia Water and Sewer… · SSO · 6,200 gallons report · notice · map | reported | |
| to Jul 21 ’25, 3:00 PM | District of Columbia Water and Sewer… · SSO · 6,200 gallons report · notice · map | ended |
Sources: news release / public notice, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:41 UTC; ECHO NPDES Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event Dataset, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:28 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.
All reports in District of Columbia by year: 2025 (2 here)
Wastewater outlets on this water
Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.
No wastewater outlet in our records is linked to this water.
Boat launches
No public boat launch is listed in our records for this water.
Nearby waters
- Pope Branch, DC No current status shown about 2 km away
- Piney Run, DC No current status shown about 3 km away
- Hickey Run, DC No current status shown about 4 km away
- Watts Branch, DC No current status shown about 4 km away
- Anacostia River, MD No current status shown about 6 km away
Sources covering this water
- news release / public notice · Latest check succeeded · Last successful check: 2026-11-03 02:41 UTC
- ECHO NPDES Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event Dataset · Latest check succeeded · Last successful check: 2026-11-03 02:28 UTC
2 records linked to this water. Updated .