Accokeek Creek facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Accokeek Creek |
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Location of Accokeek Creek mouth
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Other name(s) | Tributary to Potomac Creek |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Stafford |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | Aquia Creek divide about 0.25 miles northeast of Moores Corners, Virginia 285 ft (87 m) 38°27′31″N 077°28′26″W / 38.45861°N 77.47389°W |
River mouth | Potomac Creek Crows Nest Point, Virginia 0 ft (0 m) 38°21′00″N 077°18′18″W / 38.35000°N 77.30500°W |
Length | 14.60 mi (23.50 km) |
Basin features | |
Progression | southeast |
River system | Potomac River |
Basin size | 22.81 square miles (59.1 km2) |
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Bridges | Shelton Shop Road, Monument Drive (x2), Ramoth Church Road, I-95, US 1, VA 608, Raven Road |
Accokeek Creek is a tidal tributary of Potomac Creek, itself a tributary of the Potomac River, in Stafford County, Virginia, United States. From it headwaters to its mouth, Accokeek Creek is 15.4 miles (24.8 km) in total length.
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Nomenclature
The United States Board on Geographic Names officially decided upon the creek's name in 1940. Before the official naming decision, Accokeek Creek was also alternatively known as Accakeek Creek.
Course
Accokeek Creek rises on the Aquia Creek divide about 0.25 miles northeast of Moores Corner, Virginia. Accokeek Creek then flows southeast to meet Potomac Creek at Crows Nest Point just upstream of the Potomac River.
Watershed
Accokeek Creek drains 22.81 square miles (59.1 km2) of area, receives about 43.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 390.53 and is about 60.1% forested.