Little River (Goose Creek tributary)
| Little River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| Region | Loudoun County,Fauquier County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Marshall |
| • coordinates | 38°52′53″N77°48′29″W/ 38.8815016°N 77.8080498°W |
| Mouth | Goose Creek (Potomac River tributary) |
• location | Aldie |
• coordinates | 39°01′15″N77°36′05″W/ 39.0209419°N 77.6013811°W |
• elevation | 259 ft (79 m) |
| Length | 23.4 mi (37.7 km) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Goose Creek |
| [1] | |
Little Riveris a 23.4-mile-long (37.7 km)[2]tributarystreamofGoose CreekinFauquierandLoudouncounties inNorthern Virginia.Via Goose Creek, it is a tributary of thePotomac River.
The stream rises to the east ofMarshallin Fauquier County and flows northwards along the western base of theBull Run MountainstoAldie,where it passes between the Bull Run Mountains andCatoctin Mountain.It then flows northward along the eastern slope of the latter mountain, joining Goose Creek east of Oatlands.
TheLittle River Turnpike(present-dayU.S. Route 50/State Route 236) derives its name from the stream, as its western terminus was at the Little River in Aldie where it intersected theAshby's Gap TurnpikeandSnickersville Turnpike.
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References[edit]
- ^"Little River".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.
- ^U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.The National MapArchived2012-03-29 at theWayback Machine,accessed August 15, 2011
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