Broad Run is a
tributary
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of the
Potomac River
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in
Loudoun County
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,
Virginia
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. The creek, located between
Goose Creek and
Sugarland Run, principally drains portions of eastern Loudoun County, as well as a small portion of western Fairfax County.
The headwaters of the creek are located about northeast of
Aldie. The creek flows eastward near
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and continues generally northeast to its mouth at the Potomac near the southern end of Seldon's Island to the north of
Sterling and about southeast of
Leesburg.
[ The watershed of the creek is 67.5 mi2 (175 km2) in Loudoun and 23.8 mi2 (62 km2) in Fairfax.
The majority of the run forms the border between the unincorporated areas of ]Ashburn __NOTOC__
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and Sterling. The Broad Run Magisterial District of Loudoun and Broad Run High School
Broad Run High School is a public secondary school in Ashburn, an unincorporated area in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. Broad Run is part of the Loudoun County Public Schools system (LCPS). It was ranked as the #1 Best Public High Scho ...
derive their names from the waterway. The Broad Run Bridge and Tollhouse
The Broad Run Bridge and Tollhouse were built for the Leesburg Turnpike Company in Loudoun County, Virginia. The stone bridge, built about 1820, was a permanent replacement for a series of wood bridges at the location, with at least three that ha ...
is a national listed historic site.
The creek should not be confused with the nearby Broad Run (a tributary of the Occoquan River
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The river is a scenic area, and several local high schools and colleges use the r ...
) that flows through Fauquier and Prince William
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Counties.
Tributaries
Tributaries are listed in order from the source of Broad Run to its mouth.
*Lenah Run
*South Fork Broad Run
*Cabin Branch 1
*Horsepen Run
**Indian Creek
**Stallion Branch
*Cabin Branch 2
*Beaverdam Run
**Russell Branch
See also
*Broad Run (Occoquan River)
Broad Run is a tributary of the Occoquan River in the U.S. state of Virginia. It rises in Fauquier County and passes through Thoroughfare Gap. A gazetteer from the mid-nineteenth century described it as a small stream, a valuable mill stream.
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* Broad Run (Maryland)
References
* United States Geological Survey. Reston, VA
"Broad Run."
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Rivers of Loudoun County, Virginia
Rivers of Virginia
Tributaries of the Potomac River