Accotink Creek facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Accotink Creek |
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Cycling trail over Accotink Creek
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| Other name(s) | Tributary to Potomac River |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Fairfax |
| City | Fairfax |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Difficult Run divide Cobbdale, Virginia 360 ft (110 m) 38°51′05″N 077°19′18″W / 38.85139°N 77.32167°W |
| River mouth | Potomac River (Accotink Bay) Fort Belvior Military Reservation 0 ft (0 m) 38°41′56″N 077°09′40″W / 38.69889°N 77.16111°W |
| Length | 23.86 mi (38.40 km) |
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| Progression | southeast |
| River system | Potomac River |
| Basin size | 52.83 square miles (136.8 km2) |
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| Waterbodies | Lake Accotink |
| Bridges | Hill 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 |
Accotink Creek is a 25.0-mile-long (40.2 km) 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.
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Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
- Accotonck Creek
- Main Branch
Course
Accotink Creek rises on the Difficult Run in Fairfax County, Virginia. Accotink Creek then flows southeast to meet the Potomac River in Accotink Bay at Fort Belvoir Military Reservation.
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.
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