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Powells Creek
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Powells Creek in a forest near Eagles Pointe in Woodbridge
Country United States
State Virginia
County Prince William County
Physical characteristics
River mouth Potomac River
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38°35′02″N 77°15′52″W / 38.5840°N 77.2644°W / 38.5840; -77.2644

Powells Creek (also sometimes spelt Powell's Creek) is a tributary of the lower tidal segment of the Potomac River in eastern Prince William County, Virginia, United States.

Description

Northeast Regional crossing Powells Creek, August 2008
Northeast Regional crossing Powells Creek Bridge

Powells Creek starts northeast of the Prince William County Landfill in Independent Hill. The creek flows southeast from there and crosses Minnieville Road and Spriggs Road before being interrupted in Montclair at Lake Montclair. Powells Creek continues flow southeast crossing Waterway Drive and Northgate Drive then under Interstate 95 into the Eagles Pointe community where it passes through a tunnel under Kramer Estate Drive. The creek then passes under U.S. Route 1 and into the swamplands near the mouth in Leesylvania State Park. The mouth is finally crossed by Powells Creek Bridge and flows into the Potomac River at the Maryland border.

Powell's Creek - panoramio
Powells Creek at Leesylvania State Park

History

On 3 December 2004, an accident occurred on the U.S. Route 1 bridge over Powells Creek where a truck hauling 27 tons of lime lost its trailer over the side of the bridge and into Powells Creek, spilling the material into the creek and killing fish.

In 2020, a boardwalk over Powells Creek connecting the Potomac Shores development and Leesylvania States Park similar to the Neabsco Creek Boardwalk was considered by David Brickley, proposer of the Neabsco Creek Boardwalk, and supported by Woodbridge District Supervisor Margaret Franklin.

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