Broad Run is a

tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...

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of the

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in Montgomery County,

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. The

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of the stream originate west of the town of Poolesville, and the creek flows southward for U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed August 15, 2011 to the Potomac River.Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection (MCDEP). Rockville, MD
"Broad Run Watershed Study."
February 2001. The Broad Run and its watershed are almost entirely within the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve.

Tributaries of Broad Run

* Wasche Road Tributary * Big John Run

References

* MCDEP
"The Broad Run, Horsepen Branch, and Western County Potomac Drainages."
Accessed 2010-04-27. Rivers of Montgomery County, Maryland Rivers of Maryland Tributaries of the Potomac River {{Maryland-river-stub

Tributaries of Broad Run

See also

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