Windy Run is a small
stream
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in
Arlington County,
Virginia
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. From its source near Lorcom Lane, Windy Run flows on a northeastern course and empties into the
Potomac River
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within the Federal
park
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lands of the
George Washington Memorial Parkway.
[Coordinates of Windy Run at confluence with Potomac River: ] Windy Run is surrounded predominantly by forests. It is known by many of the Arlington locals as simply "The Falls".
Parks along Windy Run
*Windy Run Park (Arlington County Parks and Recreation)
*George Washington Memorial Parkway (US
National Park Service
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)
See also
*
List of rivers of Virginia
Notes
Rivers of Virginia
Rivers of Arlington County, Virginia
Tributaries of the Potomac River
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