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.
| Bull Run Tributary to Occoquan River | |
|---|---|
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  Location of Bull Run mouth  Bull Run (Occoquan River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Fairfax Prince William Loudoun |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Hungry Run divide[2] |
| • location | Cold Spring Gap[2] |
| • coordinates | 38°56′21″N 077°39′11″W / 38.93917°N 77.65306°W[1] |
| • elevation | 660 ft (200 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Occoquan River |
• location | about 1 mile northeast of Ravenwood, Virginia |
• coordinates | 38°43′21″N 077°22′51″W / 38.72250°N 77.38083°W[1] |
• elevation | 120 ft (37 m)[1] |
| Length | 31.80 mi (51.18 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 193.89 square miles (502.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Occoquan River |
| • average | 229.13 cu ft/s (6.488 m3/s) at mouth with Occoquan River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southeast[3] |
| River system | Potomac River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Foley Branch, Cub Run, Little Rocky Run, Johnny Moore Creek, Popes Head Creek, Old Mill Branch |
| • right | Black Branch, Chestnut Lick, Bull Run tributary, Little Bull Run, Youngs Branch, Holkums Branch, Flat Branch, Russia Branch, Buckhall Branch |
| Bridges | Loudoun Drive, New Road, US 15, Peach Orchard Lane, Auburn Farm Road, Gum Spring Road, US 29, I-66, Old Centerville Road, VA 28, VA 612 |
Bull Run is primarily associated with two battles of the American Civil War: the First Battle of Bull Run (July 21, 1861) and the Second Battle of Bull Run (August 28–30, 1862), both Confederate victories. A narrow part of the creek called Yates Ford (near Manassas) is the scene of the Battle of Occoquan, and downstream about one mile is the current Yates Ford Road bridge between Fairfax and Prince William counties.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Map Viewer". www.arcgis.com. US Geological Survey. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ a b "Bull Run Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ 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
edit- Occoquan Watershed Monitoring Laboratory (Virginia)
- Northern Virginia Regional Commission, Occoquan Basin Nonpoint Pollution Management Program (Virginia)
- Prince William Conservation Alliance
- The Potomac Appalachian Trail Club -- Bull Run/Occoquan Trail (Virginia)[permanent dead link]