Flood-plain delineation for Occoquan River, Wolf Run, Sandy Run, Elk Horn Run, Giles Run, Kanes Creek, Racoon Creek, and Thompson Creek, Fairfax County, Virginia
Open-File Report
79-215
By: Pat LeRoy Soule
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Abstract
Water-surface profiles of the 25-year and 100-year floods and maps on which the 25-, 50-, and 100-year flood boundaries are delineated for streams in southwestern Fairfax County tributary to the Occoquan River, that part of the Occoquan River within Fairfax County and those streams on Mason Neck tributary to the Potomac River are presented in this report.
The techniques used in the computation of the flood profiles and delineation of flood boundaries are presented, and specific hydraulic problems encountered within the study area are also included.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Flood-plain delineation for Occoquan River, Wolf Run, Sandy Run, Elk Horn Run, Giles Run, Kanes Creek, Racoon Creek, and Thompson Creek, Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 79-215 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr79215 |
| Year Published | 1978 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | v, 118 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Fairfax County |