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Piney Run (Virginia)

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River in Virginia, United States
Piney Run
Falls of Piney Run
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
RegionLoudoun County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNeersville
 • coordinates39°14′N 77°44′W / 39.24°N 77.74°W / 39.24; -77.74
 • elevation650 ft (200 m)
MouthPotomac River
 • locationLoudoun Heights
 • coordinates39°19′N 77°43′W / 39.32°N 77.71°W / 39.32; -77.71
 • elevation240 ft (73 m)
Length9 mi (14 km)
Basin size15.2 sq mi (39 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftSweet Run

Piney Run is a tributary of the Potomac River in Loudoun County, Virginia. The creek is the principal drainage of the upper Between the Hills valley in northwestern Loudoun County.

The headwaters of the creek are located approximately 1.75 miles (2.82 km) south of Neersville, Virginia, just west of State Route 671 (Harpers Ferry Road). Just prior to an impoundment, 5 miles (8.0 km) from its headwaters in Sweet Run State Park, the creek is joined by its only named tributary branch, Sweet Run. From the impoundment, the creek flows 2 miles (3.2 km), to the crossing by State Route 671, whereupon the creek cuts a deep gorge, falling 150 feet (46 m) over its last 2 miles (3.2 km). Just prior to its confluence with the Potomac below the White Horse Rapids, 4,500 feet (1,400 m) down river from the confluence with the Shenandoah River, the creek passes through a culvert under U.S. Route 340 and then cascades approximately 20 feet (6.1 m) over a waterfall, the only in Loudoun County.

See also

References

Potomac River system
Upper Potomac River
Lower Potomac River
Tidal Potomac River
North Branch Potomac River
South Branch Potomac River
Shenandoah River
Lakes and reservoirs


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