Catoctin Creek (Virginia)
| Catoctin Creek | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| Region | Loudoun County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Waterford |
| • coordinates | 39°12′35″N 77°37′16″W / 39.2098253°N 77.6211015°W |
| Mouth | Potomac River |
• location | Point of Rocks, Maryland |
• coordinates | 39°16′32″N 77°33′04″W / 39.2756576°N 77.5510994°W |
• elevation | 217 ft (66 m) |
| Length | 14 mi (23 km) |
| Basin size | 92.54 sq mi (239.7 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Potomac River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | South Fork Catoctin Creek |
| • right | North Fork Catoctin Creek |
Catoctin Creek is a 14.1-mile-long (22.7 km) tributary of the Potomac River in Loudoun County, Virginia, with a watershed of 59,000 acres (240 km2). Agricultural lands make up 67 percent and forests 30 percent of Catoctin Creek's watershed. It is the main drainage system for the northern Loudoun Valley, including all of the Catoctin Valley.