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]   |
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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]   |
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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 populous county in Virginia, the most populous jurisdiction in the Washington metropolitan area, and the most populous location in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area. The county seat is Fairfax, Virginia, Fairfax; however, because it is an Independent city (United States)#Virginia, independent city under Virginia law, the city of Fairfax is not part of the county. The county is part of the Northern Virginia region and forms part of the suburban ring of Washington, D.C., the nation's capital. The county is predominantly suburban with some Urban area, urban and Rural area, rural pockets. It borders Montgomery County, Maryland to its north, Falls Church, Virginia, Falls Church, Alexandria, Virginia, Alexandria, Arlington Coun ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Farrs Corner, Virginia
Farrs Corner is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Located about five miles southeast of the Clifton, Virginia town proper and two miles north of Lake Ridge CDP, it features a Fairfax Station address. It is named after the junction between Virginia State Route 643, when it's called "Henderson Road", and Virginia State Route 610, when it is called Wolf Run Shoals Road. Nearby neighborhoods include the Bull Subdivision, Ashleigh of Clifton, Crestridge and Stillwell Acres. In popular culture In the eleventh series X-Files episode 'This This may refer to: * ''This'', the singular proximal demonstrative pronoun Places * This (Egypt), or ''Thinis'', an ancient city in Upper Egypt * This, Ardennes, a commune in France * This, a country mentioned in the ''Periplus of the Erythraea ...', Fox Mulder's address is given as the fictional 227700 Wallis Road, Farrs Corner. References Unincorporated communities in Virginia Unincorp ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map. Retrieved August 15, 2011 with a Drainage basin, drainage area of , and is the fourth-largest river along the East Coast of the United States. More than 6 million people live within its drainage basin, watershed. The river forms part of the borders between Maryland and Washington, D.C., on the left descending bank, and West Virginia and Virginia on the right descending bank. Except for a small portion of its headwaters in West Virginia, the #North Branch Potomac River, North Branch Potomac River is considered part of Maryland to the low-water mark on the opposite bank. The South Branch Potomac River lies completely within the state of West Virginia except for its headwaters, which lie i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of 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 * Machipongo River Chesapeake Bay *Pocomoke River *Potomac River ** Hull Creek ** Coan River ** Yeocomico River *** Northwest Yeocomico River *** South Yeocomico River *** West Yeocomico River ** Lower Machodoc Creek ** Nomini Creek ** 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 *** Sandy Run ***Stillwell Run *** Bull Run **** Popes Head Creek **** Cub Run **** Little Bull Run **** Foley Branch *** Cedar Run *** Broad Run **** Kettle Run ** Pohick Creek **Accotink Creek ** Dogue Creek ** Little Hunting Creek ** Hunting Creek ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |