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Tributary of the Potomac River in Maryland, US
Broad Run is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland. The headwaters of the stream originate west of the town of Poolesville, and the creek flows southward for 8.9 miles (14.3 km)[1] to the Potomac River.[2] The Broad Run and its watershed are almost entirely within the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve.
Tributaries of Broad Run
- Wasche Road Tributary
- Big John Run
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 15, 2011
- ^ Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection (MCDEP). Rockville, MD. "Broad Run Watershed Study." Archived April 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine February 2001.
- MCDEP. "The Broad Run, Horsepen Branch, and Western County Potomac Drainages." Accessed 2010-04-27.
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