Accotink Creek

River in Virginia, United States

38°51′05″N 077°19′18″W / 38.85139°N 77.32167°W / 38.85139; -77.32167^[1] • elevation360 ft (110 m)^[2] MouthPotomac River (Accotink Bay)

• location

Fort Belvior Military Reservation

• coordinates

38°41′56″N 077°09′40″W / 38.69889°N 77.16111°W / 38.69889; -77.16111^[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 featuresProgressionsoutheastRiver systemPotomac RiverTributaries • leftBear Run
Long Branch
Flag Run
Calomo Branch
Field Lark Branch
Long Branch • rightCrock Branch
Turkey Run
Long BranchWaterbodiesLake AccotinkBridgesHill 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)^[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.

Variant names

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

Accotonck Creek
Main Branch

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]

Maps

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "GNIS Detail - Accotink Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Accotink Creek Topo Map, Fairfax County VA (Fort Belvoir Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Accotink River Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
^ 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

External links

Friends of Accotink Creek
FCPA - Lake Accotink Park

Potomac River system

Cities and towns
Bridges
Islands
Tributaries
Variant names
District of Columbia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Streams shown as: Major tributaries
- subtributaries
- (subsubtributaries)
- (subsubsubtributaries)

Upper Potomac River
North Branch Potomac River South Branch Potomac River Town Creek Little Cacapon River North Fork Little Cacapon River South Fork Little Cacapon River Fifteenmile Creek Sideling Hill Creek Cacapon River Lost River Trout Run Capon Springs Run Dillons Run Edwards Run Mill Branch North River (Grassy Lick Run) (Tearcoat Creek) (Bearwallow Creek) Sir Johns Run Warm Spring Run Tonoloway Creek Little Tonoloway Creek Sleepy Creek Meadow Branch Licking Creek Cherry Run Back Creek Hogue Creek Isaacs Creek Tilhance Creek Little Conococheague Creek Conococheague Creek Back Creek Opequon Creek Abrams Creek Mill Creek Middle Creek Tuscarora Creek (West Virginia)

Upper Potomac River

North Branch Potomac River
South Branch Potomac River
Town Creek
Little Cacapon River
- North Fork Little Cacapon River
- South Fork Little Cacapon River
Fifteenmile Creek
Sideling Hill Creek
Cacapon River
- Lost River
- Trout Run
- Capon Springs Run
- Dillons Run
- Edwards Run
- Mill Branch
- North River
- (Grassy Lick Run)
- (Tearcoat Creek)
- (Bearwallow Creek)
Sir Johns Run
Warm Spring Run
Tonoloway Creek
- Little Tonoloway Creek
Sleepy Creek
Meadow Branch
Licking Creek
Cherry Run
Back Creek
Hogue Creek
Isaacs Creek
Tilhance Creek
Little Conococheague Creek
Conococheague Creek
Back Creek
Opequon Creek
Abrams Creek
Mill Creek
Middle Creek
Tuscarora Creek (West Virginia)

Lower Potomac River
Antietam Creek Shenandoah River Little Catoctin Creek Catoctin Creek (Virginia) Catoctin Creek (Maryland) Tuscarora Creek (Maryland) Monocacy River Rock Creek Marsh Creek Alloway Creek Piney Creek Toms Creek (Middle Creek) Double Pipe Creek (Big Pipe Creek) (Little Pipe Creek) Owens Creek Big Hunting Creek Tuscarora Creek Carroll Creek Linganore Creek Israel Creek Bush Creek Ballenger Creek Bennett Creek Little Monocacy River Goose Creek Little River Broad Run (Virginia) Sugarland Run Broad Run (Maryland) Seneca Creek Dry Seneca Creek Little Seneca Creek (Tenmile Creek) Great Seneca Creek Muddy Branch Watts Branch Difficult Run Rock Run Dead Run Cabin John Creek Little Falls Branch

Lower Potomac River

Antietam Creek
Shenandoah River
Little Catoctin Creek
Catoctin Creek (Virginia)
Catoctin Creek (Maryland)
Tuscarora Creek (Maryland)
Monocacy River
- Rock Creek
- Marsh Creek
- Alloway Creek
- Piney Creek
- Toms Creek
- (Middle Creek)
- Double Pipe Creek
- (Big Pipe Creek)
- (Little Pipe Creek)
- Owens Creek
- Big Hunting Creek
- Tuscarora Creek
- Carroll Creek
- Linganore Creek
- Israel Creek
- Bush Creek
- Ballenger Creek
- Bennett Creek
Little Monocacy River
Goose Creek
- Little River
Broad Run (Virginia)
Sugarland Run
Broad Run (Maryland)
Seneca Creek
- Dry Seneca Creek
- Little Seneca Creek
- (Tenmile Creek)
- Great Seneca Creek
Muddy Branch
Watts Branch
Difficult Run
Rock Run
Dead Run
Cabin John Creek
Little Falls Branch

Tidal Potomac River
Pimmit Run Gulf Branch Donaldson Run Maddox Branch Windy Run Spout Run Foundry Branch Rock Creek Piney Branch Boundary Channel Tiber Creek Rocky Run Washington Channel Anacostia River Pope Branch Watts Branch Hickey Run Northwest Branch Sligo Creek Northeast Branch Paint Branch Four Mile Run Oxon Creek Hunting Creek Cameron Run Broad Creek Henson Creek Swan Creek Piscataway Creek Little Hunting Creek Dogue Creek Accotink Creek Daniels Run Pohick Creek Pomonkey Creek Occoquan River Bull Run Broad Run Cedar Run Neabsco Creek Powells Creek Mattawoman Creek Chicamuxen Creek Quantico Creek Little Creek Chopawamsic Creek Tank Creek Aquia Creek Potomac Creek Accokeek Creek Nanjemoy Creek Port Tobacco River Popes Creek (Maryland) Gambo Creek Piccowaxen Creek Upper Machodoc Creek Cuckold Creek Wicomico River Monroe Creek Mattox Creek Popes Creek (Virginia) St. Marys River Yeocomico River Coan River Hull Creek

Tidal Potomac River

Pimmit Run
Gulf Branch
Donaldson Run
Maddox Branch
Windy Run
Spout Run
Foundry Branch
Rock Creek
- Piney Branch
Boundary Channel
Tiber Creek
Rocky Run
Washington Channel
Anacostia River
- Pope Branch
- Watts Branch
- Hickey Run
- Northwest Branch
  - Sligo Creek
- Northeast Branch
  - Paint Branch
Four Mile Run
Oxon Creek
Hunting Creek
- Cameron Run
Broad Creek
Henson Creek
Swan Creek
Piscataway Creek
Little Hunting Creek
Dogue Creek
Accotink Creek
- Daniels Run
Pohick Creek
Pomonkey Creek
Occoquan River
- Bull Run
- Broad Run
- Cedar Run
Neabsco Creek
Powells Creek
Mattawoman Creek
Chicamuxen Creek
Quantico Creek
Little Creek
Chopawamsic Creek
Tank Creek
Aquia Creek
Potomac Creek
- Accokeek Creek
Nanjemoy Creek
Port Tobacco River
Popes Creek (Maryland)
Gambo Creek
Piccowaxen Creek
Upper Machodoc Creek
Cuckold Creek
Wicomico River
Monroe Creek
Mattox Creek
Popes Creek (Virginia)
St. Marys River
Yeocomico River
Coan River
Hull Creek

North Branch Potomac River
Stony River Abram Creek Savage River Georges Creek Laurel Run New Creek Limestone Run Warrior Run Wills Creek Brush Creek Little Wills Creek Evitts Creek Patterson Creek Mill Creek Dans Run Green Spring Run

South Branch Potomac River
North Fork South Branch Potomac River Laurel Fork Mill Creek Seneca Creek South Fork South Branch Potomac River Kettle Creek Lunice Creek Mill Run Mill Creek Big Run Buffalo Creek

Shenandoah River
North Fork Shenandoah River Cedar Creek Smith Creek South Fork Shenandoah River North River (Middle River) South River

Lakes and reservoirs
Lake Accotink Lake Anne Lake Artemesia Lake Bernard Frank Lake Braddock Breckenridge Reservoir Brushy Fork Lake Burke Lake Dalecarlia Reservoir Georgetown Reservoir Jennings Randolph Lake Kingman Lake Little Seneca Lake McMillan Reservoir Mount Storm Lake Lake Needwood Sleepy Creek Lake Stony River Reservoir Tidal Basin Trout Pond Warden Lake