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Rivers Of Virginia
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 name. Atlantic Ocean north of Chesapeake Bay *Cockle Creek (Virginia), Cockle Creek *Machipongo River Chesapeake Bay *Pocomoke River *Potomac River **Hull Creek (Potomac River tributary), Hull Creek **Coan River **Yeocomico River ***Northwest Yeocomico River ***South Yeocomico River ***West Yeocomico River **Lower Machodoc Creek **Nomini Creek **Popes Creek (Virginia), Popes Creek **Mattox Creek **Rosier Creek **Upper Machodoc Creek **Potomac Creek ***Accokeek Creek **Aquia Creek **Chopawamsic Creek **Quantico Creek **Neabsco Creek **Occoquan River ***Massey Creek (Occoquan River tributary), Massey Creek ***Sandy Run (Occoquan River tributary), Sandy Run ***Stillwell Run ***Bull Run (Occoquan River tributary), Bull Run ****Popes Head Creek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The state's List of capitals in the United States, capital is Richmond, Virginia, Richmond and its most populous city is Virginia Beach, Virginia, Virginia Beach. Its most populous subdivision is Fairfax County, Virginia, Fairfax County, part of Northern Virginia, where slightly over a third of Virginia's population of more than 8.8million live. Eastern Virginia is part of the Atlantic Plain, and the Middle Peninsula forms the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Central Virginia lies predominantly in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont, the foothill region of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which cross the western and southwestern parts of the state. The fertile Shenandoah Valley fosters the state's mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popes Creek (Virginia)
Pope's Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 tidal tributary of the Potomac River in Westmoreland County, Virginia. The George Washington Birthplace National Monument lies along the north side of Popes Creek. Popes Creek landing is located at . Variant names The following variant names have been listed on the Geographic Names Information System by the United States Geological Survey. *Cedar Creek *Cedar Island Creek *Fishing Creek *Mister Pope's Creek *Pope Creek *Pope's Creek History Hercules Bridges, Henry Brooks, John Quigley and Nathaniel Pope were the early patentees of the Mattox Neck area (of three creeks, Mattox, Bridges, Popes) destined to become part of Westmoreland County, known as Virginia's Northern Neck, or as known in colonial days, the "Athens of the New World". The name is not directly linked to the Pope of Rome in any sense. Watershed The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stillwell Run
Stillwell Run is a long first-order tributary to the Occoquan River in Fairfax County, Virginia Fairfax County, officially the County of Fairfax, is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia. With a population of 1,150,309 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the most p .... This is the only stream of this name in the United States. Course Stillwell Run rises on the Maple Branch divide and then flows southwesterly to join the Occoquan River about 2.5 miles south-southwest of Makleys Corners. Watershed Stillwell Run drains of area, receives about 43.4 in/year of precipitation, and is about 84.36% forested. See also * List of rivers of Virginia References Rivers of Virginia Rivers of Fairfax County, Virginia {{Virginia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Run (Occoquan River Tributary)
Sandy Run is a long second-order tributary to the Occoquan River in Fairfax County, Virginia Fairfax County, officially the County of Fairfax, is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia. With a population of 1,150,309 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the most p .... Course Sandy Run rises on the Pope Head Creek divide and then flows south to join the Occoquan River about 3 miles northwest of Occoquan, Virginia. Watershed Sandy Run drains of area, receives about 43.5 in/year of precipitation, and is about 69.29% forested. See also * List of rivers of Virginia References Rivers of Virginia Rivers of Fairfax County, Virginia {{Virginia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massey Creek (Occoquan River Tributary)
Massey Creek is a long second-order tributary to the Occoquan River in Fairfax County, Virginia. Course Massey Creek begins at the confluence of South Branch Massey Creek and Giles Run at Harbor View, Virginia and then flows southwesterly to join the Occoquan River about 1 mile east of Woodbridge, Virginia Woodbridge is a census-designated place (CDP) in Prince William County, Virginia, United States, located south of Washington, D.C. Bounded by the Occoquan River, Occoquan and Potomac River, Potomac rivers, Woodbridge had 44,668 residents at the .... Watershed Massey Creek drains of area, receives about 47.1 in/year of precipitation, and is about 24.64% forested. See also * List of rivers of Virginia References Rivers of Virginia Rivers of Fairfax County, Virginia {{Virginia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Occoquan River
The Occoquan River is a tributary of the Potomac River in Northern Virginia, where it serves as part of the boundary between Fairfax and Prince William counties. The river is a scenic area, and several local high schools and colleges use the river for the sport of rowing. Watershed The river is long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 and its watershed covers about . It is formed by the confluence of Broad Run and Cedar Run in Prince William County; Bull Run, which forms Prince William County's boundary with Loudoun and the northerly part of Fairfax counties, enters it east-southeast of Manassas, as the Occoquan turns to the southeast. It reaches the Potomac at Belmont Bay. The Occoquan River is part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The name ''Occoquan'' is derived from a Doeg Algonquian word translated as "at the end of the water". History Geographers, foremost Harm de Blij, def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neabsco Creek
Neabsco Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 tributary of the lower tidal segment of the Potomac River in eastern Prince William County, Virginia. The Neabsco Creek watershed covers about . The name Neabsco is derived from a Doeg village recorded as ''Niopsco'' by early English colonists. The creek has served as a vital waterway for trade and commerce in northern Virginia since the eighteenth century. The Neabsco's watershed is highly developed because of its proximity to the I-95 corridor and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The EPA Office of Water recently identified the Neabsco Creek watershed as an "area of significant habitat degradation due to a loss of natural land cover and storm water management facilities designed without consideration for environmental conditions." Most of Dale City and Woodbridge empty into Neabsco Creek. Prince William County has made signi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quantico Creek
Quantico Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 partially tidal tributary of the Potomac River in eastern Prince William County, Virginia. Quantico Creek rises southeast of Independent Hill, flows through Prince William Forest Park and Dumfries and empties into the Potomac at Possum Point. History John Smith in 1608 reported the existence of a Doeg community called ''Pamacocack'' on the banks of this creek, as well as on the directly opposite (Maryland) side of the Potomac. This is thought to be a likely candidate for the place Henry Spelman was found living among the natives, which he reported was named "Nacottawtanke, but by our english cald icCamocacocke". Early land patents spell the name of the creek variously as ''Quancico'' (1654), ''Quanticotte'' (1654, 1658), ''Quantecot'' (1657), ''Quanticoke'' (1664), ''Quonticutt'' (1665), and ''Quanticutt'' (1665).Nugent, ''Cava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chopawamsic Creek
Chopawamsic Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 15, 2011 tributary of the Potomac River in Prince William and Stafford counties, Virginia. Chopawamsic Creek is formed by the confluence of the North and South Branches of Chopawamsic Creek and empties into the Potomac River south of Quantico at the Marine Corps Base Quantico's Air Station. Breckenridge Reservoir lies at the stream's confluence with the North and South Branches. Along with its North Branch, Chopawamsic Creek forms part of the boundary between Prince William and Stafford counties. The North Branch flows through part of the Chopawamsic Backcountry Area in Prince William Forest Park. Variant names The Board on Geographic Names decided upon Chopawamsic Creek as the stream's official name in 1891. Previously, it had been known by the following names according to the Geographic Names Information System: *Chapanamsick Creek *C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquia Creek
Aquia Creek () is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 15, 2011 tributary of the tidal segment of the Potomac River and is located in Northern Virginia. The creek's headwaters lie in southeastern Fauquier County, and it empties into the Potomac at Brent Point in Stafford County, south of Washington, D.C. The White House was built largely using sandstone quarried from Aquia Creek from 1792 to 1799. History The Public Quarry at Government Island in the creek served as the source for Aquia Creek sandstone. This sandstone was used in numerous public buildings; the National Capitol Columns were quarried in the early 1800s, and transported to Washington on a barge. The White House, which began its construction in 1799, was built largely from sandstone material that was quarried from the banks of Aquia Creek from the previous seven years (1792-1799). In an early American Civil War skirmish, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Accokeek Creek
Accokeek Creek is a tidal tributary of Potomac Creek, itself a tributary of the Potomac River, in Stafford County, Virginia, United States. From it headwaters to its mouth, Accokeek Creek is in total length.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 15, 2011 Nomenclature The United States Board on Geographic Names officially decided upon the creek's name in 1940. Before the official naming decision, Accokeek Creek was also alternatively known as Accakeek Creek. Course Accokeek Creek rises on the Aquia Creek divide about 0.25 miles northeast of Moores Corner, Virginia. Accokeek Creek then flows southeast to meet Potomac Creek at Crows Nest Point just upstream of the Potomac River The Potomac River () is in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and flows from the Potomac Highlands in West Virginia to Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. It is long,U.S. Geological Surve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potomac Creek
Potomac Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 tidal tributary of the Potomac River in King George and Stafford counties, Virginia. Potomac Creek's source lies between the communities of Glendie and Paynes Corner in Stafford County. It empties into the Potomac River at Marlboro Point. Potomac Creek forms as a dam to form Abel Lake. Tributaries Tributary streams are listed from source to mouth. *Long Branch *Beaverdam Run *Swamp Branch *Accokeek Creek Accokeek Creek is a tidal tributary of Potomac Creek, itself a tributary of the Potomac River, in Stafford County, Virginia, United States. From it headwaters to its mouth, Accokeek Creek is in total length.U.S. Geological Survey. National H ... See also * Potomac Creek Bridge * Crow's Nest Natural Area Preserve * List of rivers of Virginia References Rivers of Stafford County, Virginia Rivers of Virginia Rivers of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
