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Middle Potomac Watersheds

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Final Watershed Plan Adopted by Board of Supervisors
The final Middle Potomac watershed management plan was adopted by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on May 5, 2008. For additional information, please contact the Stormwater Planning Division, 703-324-5500, TTY 711.

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Middle Potomac watersheds map Description
Bull Neck Run, Dead Run, Pimmit Run, Scotts Run and Turkey Run all drain to the Potomac River.

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.