Dogue Creek
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38°42′36″N 77°07′58″W / 38.7099°N 77.1328°W
| Dogue Creek | |
|---|---|
 Dogue Creek in the Jackson M. Abbott Wetland Refuge | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Potomac River |
• elevation | 0 feet (0 m) |
| Length | 8.5 mi (13.7 km) |
Dogue Creek is an 8.5-mile-long (13.7 km)[1] tributary of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia, named for the Tauxenent Indigenous Native American People also known as Doeg people. The lower 3 miles (5 km) of the creek form a tidal embayment of the Potomac to the east of Fort Belvoir.
