Broad Run (Occoquan River tributary)
River in the United States
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Broad Run is a 38.0-mile-long (61.2 km)[1] tributary of the Occoquan River in the U.S. state of Virginia. It rises in Fauquier County and passes through Thoroughfare Gap. A gazetteer from the mid-nineteenth century described it as a small stream, a valuable mill stream.[2]
| Broad Run | |
|---|---|
Broad Run as it flows through Thoroughfare Gap in the Bull Run Mountains | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Fauquier County, Virginia |
| • elevation | 138 feet (42 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Occoquan River |
| Length | 38.0 mi (61.2 km) |
The creek should not be confused with the nearby Broad Run (a tributary of the Potomac River) that flows through Loudoun County, Virginia.
It ultimately feeds the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
