Hunting Creek is a cove and

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stream of the

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between the City of Alexandria and

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. It is formed by

Cameron Run Cameron Run is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 15, 2011 tributary stream of the Potomac River, located in the U.S. state of Virginia. A third-order stream ...

flowing from the west. The community of

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takes its name from the creek. Jones Point forms the north side. Dyke Marsh is just to the south. The

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and

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cross it on a bridge. The creek is sometimes referred to as "Great Hunting Creek", to distinguish it from

Little Hunting Creek Little Hunting Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 15, 2011 primarily tidal tributary of the Potomac River located in Fairfax County, Virginia, not to be ...

. File:Hunting Creek 2015.jpg, Hunting Creek from the west in 2015

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