Isaacs Creek is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed August 15, 2011 tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...
stream of
Back Creek in
Frederick County,
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
. Isaacs Creek rises on
Timber Ridge
Timber Ridge is a mountain ridge of the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians straddling the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia. Timber Ridge extends from the forks of Sleepy Creek at Stotlers Crossroads in Morgan County, West Virginia, to Leh ...
at the boundary line with
Hampshire County,
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the B ...
, and flows into Back Creek at Grave Hill shortly before Back Creek's confluence with
Hogue Creek Hogue Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed August 15, 2011 tributary stream of Back Creek in Frederick County, Virginia. Hogue Creek rises on Great North Mountai ...
. The stream is dammed (along with Yeiders Run and other small streams) to create
Lake Holiday.
Tributaries
Tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...
streams are listed from headwaters to mouth.
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Johnson Run
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Nixon Run
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Big Hollow Run
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Yeiders Run
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Miller Run
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Little Isaacs Creek
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Woodpile Hollow Run
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Crockett Run
See also
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List of Virginia rivers
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Virginia.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries, arranged in the order of their confluence from mouth to source, indented under each larger stream's nam ...
References
Rivers of Frederick County, Virginia
Rivers of Virginia
Tributaries of the Potomac River
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