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Accotink Creek is a 25.0-mile-long (40.2 km)[5] tributary stream of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia, in the United States. At Springfield, Virginia, Accotink Creek is dammed to create Lake Accotink. The stream empties into the Potomac at Gunston Cove's Accotink Bay, to the west of Fort Belvoir.

Accotink Creek
Tributary to Potomac River
Cycling trail over Accotink Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyFairfax
CityFairfax
Physical characteristics
SourceDifficult Run divide
 • locationCobbdale, Virginia
 • coordinates38°51′05″N 077°19′18″W[1]
 • elevation360 ft (110 m)[2]
MouthPotomac River (Accotink Bay)
 • location
Fort Belvior Military Reservation
 • coordinates
38°41′56″N 077°09′40″W[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length23.86 mi (38.40 km)[3]
Basin size52.83 square miles (136.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationPotomac River (Accotink Bay)
 • average61.46 cu ft/s (1.740 m3/s) at mouth with Potomac River[4]
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River systemPotomac River
Tributaries 
 • leftBear Run
Long Branch
Flag Run
Calomo Branch
Field Lark Branch
Long Branch
 • rightCrock Branch
Turkey Run
Long Branch
WaterbodiesLake Accotink
BridgesHill Street, Scott Drive, Warwick Avenue, US 29, Keith Avenue, Rust Hill Place, Chain Bridge Road, University Drive, US 50 (x2), Old Lee Hwy, Pickett Road, Barkley Drive, Prosperity Avenue, Woodburn Road, King Arthur Road, Accotink Drive, VA 236, VA 620, Old Keene Mill Road, VA 289, Hooes Road, Barta Road, VA 286, Fullerton Road, I-95, Telegraph Road, Ehlers Road, John J. Kingman Road, US 1, Poe Road

Variant names


According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]


Course


Accotink Creek rises near the intersection of Rt. 66 and Rt. 123 in Fairfax County, Virginia. Accotink Creek then flows southeast to meet the Potomac River in Accotink Bay at Fort Belvoir Military Reservation.[2]


Watershed


Accotink Creek drains 52.82 square miles (136.8 km2) of area, receives about 43.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 436.37 and is about 22.5% forested.[4]


See also



Maps


Course of Accotink Creek (Potomac River tributary)
Course of Accotink Creek (Potomac River tributary)
Watershed of Accotink Creek (Potomac River tributary)
Watershed of Accotink Creek (Potomac River tributary)

References


  1. "GNIS Detail - Accotink Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  2. "Accotink Creek Topo Map, Fairfax County VA (Fort Belvoir Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  4. "Accotink River Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  5. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 15, 2011




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