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Sandy Run (Occoquan River tributary)

Coordinates: 38°42′02″N 077°18′23″W / 38.70056°N 77.30639°W / 38.70056; -77.30639
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Sandy Run
Tributary to Occoquan River
Map of Sandy Run mouth location
Map of Sandy Run mouth location
Location of Sandy Run mouth
Map of Sandy Run mouth location
Map of Sandy Run mouth location
Sandy Run (Occoquan River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyFairfax
Physical characteristics
SourcePopes Head Creek divide[2]
 • locationButts Corner, Virginia[2]
 • coordinates38°46′47″N 077°19′48″W / 38.77972°N 77.33000°W / 38.77972; -77.33000[1]
 • elevation120 ft (37 m)[2]
MouthOccoquan River in Occoquan Reservoir
 • location
about 3 miles northwest of Occoquan, Virginia
 • coordinates
38°42′02″N 077°18′23″W / 38.70056°N 77.30639°W / 38.70056; -77.30639[1]
 • elevation
400 ft (120 m)[1]
Length2.65 mi (4.26 km)[3]
Basin size8.29 square miles (21.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationOccoquan River
 • average9.01 cu ft/s (0.255 m3/s) at mouth with Occoquan River[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally south[3]
River systemPotomac River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesRutledge Drive (x2), Clifton Road, Henderson Road, Cathedral Forest Drive, Hampton Road

Sandy Run is a 2.65 mi (4.26 km) long second-order tributary to the Occoquan River in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Course

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Sandy Run rises on the Pope Head Creek divide and then flows south to join the Occoquan River about 3 miles northwest of Occoquan, Virginia.[2]

Watershed

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Sandy Run drains 8.29 square miles (21.5 km2) of area, receives about 43.5 in/year of precipitation, and is about 69.29% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Map Viewer". www.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Sandy Run Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved May 2, 2024.