Accokeek Creek
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Accokeek Creek is a tidal
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of Potomac Creek, itself a tributary of the
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, in Stafford County,
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,
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. From it
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to its
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, Accokeek Creek is in total length.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed August 15, 2011


Nomenclature

The
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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 The Potomac River () is in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and flows from the Potomac Highlands in West Virginia to Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. It is long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography D ...
.


Watershed

Accokeek Creek drains of area, receives about 43.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 390.53 and is about 60.1% forested.


Maps


See also

* Accokeek (plantation), homestead of George Mason I * List of rivers of Virginia


References


External links


Old U.S. 1 Bridge Across Accokeek Creek, Stafford, VAAccokeek Iron Furnace Marker
{{authority control Rivers of Stafford County, Virginia Rivers of Virginia Tributaries of the Potomac River Ironworks in Virginia