Hunting Creek | |
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![]() Hunting Creek from the east in 2010; Alexandria on right | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
Region | Fairfax County andAlexandria |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 38°47′33″N77°3′27″W / 38.79250°N 77.05750°W /38.79250; -77.05750 |
Mouth | |
• location | Potomac River |
• coordinates | 38°47′22.84″N77°3′2.42″W / 38.7896778°N 77.0506722°W /38.7896778; -77.0506722 |
• elevation | 0 feet (0 m) |
Basin features | |
Waterbodies | Cameron Run,Potomac River |
GNIS feature ID | 1478802[1] |
Hunting Creek is a cove andtributarystream of thePotomac River between theCity of Alexandria andFairfax County inVirginia. It is formed byCameron Run flowing from the west. The community ofHuntington takes its name from the creek.Jones Point forms the north side.Dyke Marsh is just to the south. TheGeorge Washington Memorial Parkway andMount Vernon Trail cross it on a bridge.
The creek is sometimes referred to as "Great Hunting Creek", to distinguish it fromLittle Hunting Creek.
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