Flood-plain delineation for Accotink Creek Basin, Fairfax County, Virginia
Open-File Report
76-442
Prepared in collaboration with the County of Fairfax, Virginia
By: Pat L. Soule
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Abstract
Water-surface profiles of the 25-year and 100-year floods maps on which the 25-, 50-, and 100-year flood limits are delineated for streams in the Accotink Creek basin are presented in this report. Excluded are segments of Accotink Creek within the Fort Belvoir Military Reservation. The techniques used in the computation of the flood profiles and delineation of flood limits 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 Accotink Creek Basin, Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 76-442 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr76442 |
| Year Published | 1977 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 119 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Fairfax |
| Other Geospatial | Accotink Creek Basin |
| Scale | 88704 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |