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The river is 24.7 miles (39.8 km) long, [6] and its watershed covers about 590 square miles (1,528 km 2).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.
Occoquan River • average: 9.01 cu ft/s (0.255 m 3 /s) at mouth with Occoquan River [4] Basin features; Progression: generally south [3] River system: Potomac River: Tributaries • left: unnamed tributaries • right: unnamed tributaries: Bridges: Rutledge Drive (x2), Clifton Road, Henderson Road, Cathedral Forest Drive, Hampton Road
Bull Run is a 31.8-mile-long (51.2 km) [5] tributary of the Occoquan River that originates from a spring in the Bull Run Mountains in Loudoun County, Virginia, and flows south to the Occoquan River. Bull Run serves as the boundary between Loudoun County and Prince William County, and between Fairfax County and Prince William County.
The Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located where the Occoquan River meets the Potomac River in Woodbridge, ...
The Occoquan Boat Club (OBC), founded in 1979 by Rick Evans, is a major boating club located on the reservoir, organizing rowing, sponsoring crew races, sending teams to regattas, and advocating rowing in Northern Virginia. The OBC has 180 members and has over 19 shells, recognizable by their red and black striping on the bow. [4]
In response to the City of Alexandria’s need for water, Lake Barcroft was formed as a reservoir in 1915, and served as the water supply for the City of Alexandria until the late 1940s; When the need for water increased due to population growth, the City of Alexandria then constructed a dam on the Occoquan River in 1950 to form the Occoquan ...
Cedar Run is a 37.5-mile-long (60.4 km) [1] tributary of the Occoquan River in the U.S. state of Virginia. See also. List of rivers of Virginia; References
Broad Run is a 38.0-mile-long (61.2 km) [1] tributary of the Occoquan River in the U.S. state of Virginia.It rises in Fauquier County and passes through Thoroughfare Gap.A gazetteer from the mid-nineteenth century described it as a small stream, a valuable mill stream.