Occoquan River
The Occoquan River is a tributary of the Potomac River in Northern Virginia, where it serves as part of the boundary between Fairfax and Prince William counties.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary of the Potomac River in Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Achquin River”, “Acquaconde River”, “Acquan River”, “Aquocond River”, “Aquoconde River”, “Ocaquan Creek”, “Ocaquon River”, “Occkaquann River”, “Occoquan Creek”, “Occoquon Creek”, “Ochoquon River”, “Ochquay River”, “Ockoquan River”, “Ohoquin River”, and “Western Branch”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge and Woodbridge station.
Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Nature reserve
Photo: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain.
The Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located where the Occoquan River meets the Potomac River in Woodbridge, Virginia, United States between Belmont Bay and Occoquan Bay.
Woodbridge station
Railway station
Photo: DanTD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Woodbridge station is a train station in Woodbridge, Virginia. It serves Amtrak's Northeast Regional service and Virginia Railway Express's Fredericksburg Line.
Fred M Lynn Middle School
School
Prince William County Public Schools is a school division in Virginia with its headquarters in the Kelly Leadership Center located in the unincorporated community of Independent Hill in Prince William County, Virginia. Fred M Lynn Middle School is situated 2 miles west of Occoquan River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belmont Bay and Colchester.
Belmont Bay
Quarter
Belmont Bay is a planned community in northeastern Woodbridge, Virginia, United States along the Occoquan River at Belmont Bay developed by Caruthers Companies.
Colchester
Neighborhood
Photo: Slowking4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colchester is a historic unincorporated community on the Occoquan River in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.
Woodbridge
Photo: Khalid Mahmood, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Woodbridge is a town in Prince William County and suburb of Washington, D.C., best known for the Potomac Mills shopping mall.
Occoquan River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Occoquan River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Occoquan River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Occoquan”
- Cebuano: “Occoquan River”
- Chinese: “奧科寬河”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر اوكوكوان”
- German: “Occoquan River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Occoquan”
- Italian: “Occoquan”
- Turkish: “Occoquan Nehri”
- Venetian: “Occoquan”
- Welsh: “Afon Occoquan”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as River Bend Estates and Harbor View.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Frenchmans Point and Taylors Point.
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