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Rock Run
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Rock Run at its confluence with the Potomac River
Country United States
State Maryland
County Montgomery
Physical characteristics
Main source Potomac, Maryland
River mouth Potomac River
Carderock, Maryland
38°58′11″N 77°11′04″W / 38.969742°N 77.184333°W / 38.969742; -77.184333
Length 5.3 mi (8.5 km)
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Rock Run where it crosses under the C & O Canal

Rock Run is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland. The headwaters of the stream rise in the village of Potomac, and the creek flows southeast for 5.3 miles (8.5 km) to the Potomac River.

A portion of the stream runs through Rock Run Stream Valley Park, an undeveloped park that is part of the Montgomery County MD park system.

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