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Watershed Plan Announcements
Watershed Plan Adopted by Board of Supervisors
The Middle Potomac Watershed
Management Plan was adopted by the Fairfax County Board of
Supervisors on May 5, 2008.
For additional information, please e-mail the Stormwater Planning Division or call 703-324-5500, TTY 711.
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Description
The five watersheds comprising the Middle Potomac watersheds group, all
of which drain to the Potomac River, are:
- Bull Neck Run
- Dead Run
- Pimmit Run
- Scotts Run
- Turkey Run
Major Streams and Tributaries
Pimmit Run: Little Pimmit Run, Stromans Branch, Bryan Branch, Saucy
Branch, Burke's Spring, Bridge Branch.
Bull Neck Run, Dead Run, Scotts Run and Turkey Run all have unknown
tributaries.
Watershed Size
26 square miles, total
23.9 square miles within Fairfax County
Unique Features
Tysons Corner and McLean are in this watershed. It is crossed by
major highways such as Leesburg Pike, I-495, Route 123 and the George
Washington Parkway. The headwaters of Bull Neck Run, Dead Run, Pimmit
Run, Scotts Run and Turkey Run are located adjacent to, in or near Tysons
Corner.
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