Peak bloom occurs when 70% of the blossoms of the Yoshino cherry trees, the most common type along the Tidal Basin, are open. The National Park Service, which tracks the blooming of the trees each ...

Constructed to use the strong tides of the Potomac River to clear silt from the Washington Channel and to maintain steady water levels in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pools, it now also serves ...

The best place to see the cherry blossoms is at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. The Tidal Basin is a reservoir between the Washington Channel and the Potomac River in the capital. As ...

by Victoria Sanchez TOPICS: WASHINGTON (7News) — The circle of life for the beloved Yoshino cherry trees is on full display along the Tidal Basin ... Memorial and Potomac River - including ...

On March 27, 1912, First Lady Helen Herron Taft and the Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese ambassador, planted two Yoshino cherry trees on the northern bank of the Potomac River Tidal Basin ...

Locations along the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay should expect high tide flooding through midweek, as winds from the east drive waters ashore and potentially inundate low-lying areas.