Powells Creek (Potomac River tributary) facts for kids
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Powells Creek in a forest near Eagles Pointe in Woodbridge
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| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Prince William County |
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| River mouth | Potomac River 0 feet (0 m) 38°35′02″N 77°15′52″W / 38.5840°N 77.2644°W |
Powells Creek (also sometimes spelt Powell's Creek) is a tributary of the lower tidal segment of the Potomac River in eastern Prince William County, Virginia, United States.
Description
Powells Creek starts northeast of the Prince William County Landfill in Independent Hill. The creek flows southeast from there and crosses Minnieville Road and Spriggs Road before being interrupted in Montclair at Lake Montclair. Powells Creek continues flow southeast crossing Waterway Drive and Northgate Drive then under Interstate 95 into the Eagles Pointe community where it passes through a tunnel under Kramer Estate Drive. The creek then passes under U.S. Route 1 and into the swamplands near the mouth in Leesylvania State Park. The mouth is finally crossed by Powells Creek Bridge and flows into the Potomac River at the Maryland border.
History
On 3 December 2004, an accident occurred on the U.S. Route 1 bridge over Powells Creek where a truck hauling 27 tons of lime lost its trailer over the side of the bridge and into Powells Creek, spilling the material into the creek and killing fish.
In 2020, a boardwalk over Powells Creek connecting the Potomac Shores development and Leesylvania States Park similar to the Neabsco Creek Boardwalk was considered by David Brickley, proposer of the Neabsco Creek Boardwalk, and supported by Woodbridge District Supervisor Margaret Franklin.
