Alexandria is 3 miles below Washington, DC, on right bank of Potomac River, which flows southeasterly into Chesapeake Bay 105 miles downstream. Provides for depth of 24 feet in front of Alexandria between the through channel and a line drawn 20 feet outside of established pierhead line. Project area is about 6,700 feet long and averages 300 feet wide.
Plane of reference is mean low water.
Terminal and transfer facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. The following documents are available detailing this current activitiy. 1.3MB File Format Adobe Acrobat.pdf.