Bull Run (Occoquan River tributary) explained

Bull Run
Name Other:Tributary to Occoquan River
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Virginia#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Bull Run mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Bull Run mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Virginia
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Fairfax
Prince William
Loudoun
Length:31.8miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Occoquan River
Discharge1 Avg:229.13cuft/s at mouth with Occoquan River[2]
Source1:Hungry Run divide[3]
Source1 Location:Cold Spring Gap
Source1 Coordinates:38.9392°N -77.6531°W[4]
Source1 Elevation:660feet
Mouth:Occoquan River
Mouth Location:about 1 mile northeast of Ravenwood, Virginia
Mouth Coordinates:38.7225°N -77.3808°W
Mouth Elevation:120feet
Progression:southeast
River System:Potomac River
Tributaries Left:Foley Branch, Cub Run, Little Rocky Run, Johnny Moore Creek, Popes Head Creek, Old Mill Branch
Tributaries 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 a 31.8adj=midNaNadj=mid[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 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . May 3, 2024.
  2. Web site: Bull Run Watershed Report . watersgeo.epa.gov . US Geological Survey . May 3, 2024 . en.
  3. Web site: Map Viewer . www.arcgis.com . US Geological Survey . May 3, 2024.
  4. Web site: Geographic Names Information System . edits.nationalmap.gov . US Geological Survey . May 3, 2024.
  5. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed August 15, 2011