Dillons Run
Dillons Runis a 12.9-mile-long (20.8 km)[1]tributarystreamof theCacapon River,belonging to thePotomac RiverandChesapeake Baywatersheds.The stream is located inHampshire Countyin theU.S. stateofWest Virginia'sEastern Panhandle.[2]
Headwaters and course[edit]
Dillons Run's source lies in a hollow along the southeastern end ofCooper Mountain(2,028 feet), south of the community ofMillbrook.The stream follows Dillons Run Road (County Route 50/25) northeast through Millbrook, turning east through Millbrook Gap, joining a stream flowing from Parks Hollow. Dillons Run continues northeast, adjoining Dillons Run Road while flowing by the community ofDillons Run.After Dillons Run, the stream then meets with another stream flowing out of Gunbarrel Hollow, and continues northeast towardsCapon BridgebetweenSchaffenaker(1493 feet) and Dillons (1913 feet) Mountains. At the northern end of Dillons Mountain, Dillons Run flows east, parallel to theNorthwestern Turnpike(U.S. Route 50) and then under Cacapon River Road (County Route 14) before emptying into the Cacapon River south of the Capon Bridge. While paralleling U.S. Route 50, Dillons Run runs through a small grassy field in front of the historic home, Moss Rock.
Trout fishing[edit]
Dillons Run isstockedwithrainbowandbrook troutfrom the Dillons Run Road (County Route 50/25) bridge upstream three miles to Millbrook. This portion of the stream is situated approximately six miles southeast of Capon Bridge. Dillons Run is stocked once in February and once every two weeks from March through May by theWest Virginia Division of Natural Resources.
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References[edit]
- ^U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.The National MapArchived2012-03-29 at theWayback Machine,accessed August 15, 2011
- ^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dillons Run