Winters Run is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
accessed April 1, 2011

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the ...

in Harford County, Maryland. The river begins north of the community of Fallston at the confluence of the West and East Branches, and flows southeast about to

Atkisson Dam Earl James Atkisson (August 12, 1886 – September 18, 1941) was Colonel of the United States Army's 1st Gas Regiment in World War I. Early career Earl James Atkisson was born in Broken Bow, Nebraska, but his family moved to Fresno County, Califo ...

in Bel Air. The dam and

reservoir A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including control ...

were built by the U.S. Army in 1942 to provide an auxiliary fresh water source for nearby Edgewood Arsenal. Upon reaching the tidal line, the river is renamed Otter Point Creek, which empties to Bush River and the

Chesapeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay ( ) is the largest estuary in the United States. The Bay is located in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region and is primarily separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Delmarva Peninsula (including the parts: the ...

. The

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area of Winters Run is about .Harford County Department of Public Works (DPW). Bel Air, MD
"Otter Point Creek Subbasin."
Accessed 2010-06-22. North of the dam is

Harford Glen Harford Glen Environmental Education Center is a division of Harford County Public Schools and is involved in environmental and elementary education. The park, which is open to the public during the summer and on weekends is located on Winters R ...

, an environmental study area owned by the

Harford County Public Schools Harford County Public Schools is an American public school system serving the residents of Harford County, Maryland. Schools Elementary schools There are thirty-three elementary schools in Harford County. Homestead-Wakefield, William Paca/Old Po ...

to provide environmental education to students around the county.

Recreational features

Winters Run contains areas of

whitewater Whitewater forms in a rapid context, in particular, when a river's gradient changes enough to generate so much turbulence that air is trapped within the water. This forms an unstable current that froths, making the water appear opaque and ...

Class I and II as well ample fishing opportunities.

References

* Harford County DPW
"Bush River Basin."
Accessed 2010-06-022. * United States Geological Survey. Reston, VA
"Winters Run."
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(GNIS).'' Accessed 2009-09-03. Rivers of Harford County, Maryland Tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay Rivers of Maryland {{Maryland-river-stub

Recreational features

See also

References