Massey Creek (Occoquan River tributary)

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{{Short description|Stream in Virginia, USA}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Massey Creek
| name_native =
| name_native_lang =
| name_other = Tributary to Occoquan River
| name_etymology =
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| map_size = 300
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| pushpin_map = USA Virginia#USA
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Massey Creek mouth
| pushpin_map_alt = Map of Massey Creek mouth location
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| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = United States
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = [[Virginia]]
| subdivision_type3 = County
| subdivision_name3 = [[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax]]
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| length = {{convert|0.94|mi|km|abbr=on}}<ref name="geoviewer">{{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=074cfede236341b6a1e03779c2bd0692 |website=epa.maps.arcgis.com |publisher=US EPA |access-date=May 2, 2024}}</ref>
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| depth_min =
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| discharge1_location = [[Occoquan River]]
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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|6.75|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with [[Occoquan River]]<ref name="watershed">{{cite web |title=Massey Creek Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=22343537 |website=watersgeo.epa.gov |publisher=US EPA |access-date=May 2, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
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| source1 = Confluence of South Branch Massey Creek and Giles Run<ref name="ArcGIS Mapviewer">{{cite web |title=Map Viewer |url=https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?layers=99cd5fbd98934028802b4f797c4b1732 |website=www.arcgis.com |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=May 2, 2024}}</ref>
| source1_location = Harbor View, Virginia<ref name="ArcGIS Mapviewer"/>
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|38|40|9|N|077|13|15|W|display=inline}}<ref name="GNIS">{{cite web |title=Geographic Names Information System |url=https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/1470175 |website=edits.nationalmap.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=May 2, 2024}}</ref>
| source1_elevation = {{convert|0|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="ArcGIS Mapviewer"/>
| mouth = [[Occoquan River]]
| mouth_location = about 1 mile east of [[Woodbridge, Virginia]]
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|38|39|31|N|077|13|32|W|display=inline,title}}<ref name="GNIS"/>
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|0|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="GNIS"/>
| progression = southwest<ref name="geoviewer"/>
| river_system = [[Potomac River]]
| basin_size = {{convert|6.30|sqmi}}<ref name="watershed"/>
| basin_population =
| tributaries_left = South Branch Massey Creek
| tributaries_right = Giles Run
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| bridges = none
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'''Massey Creek''' is a {{convert|0.94|mi|km|abbr=on}} long second-order tributary to the [[Occoquan River]] in [[Fairfax County, Virginia]].

==Course==
Massey Creek begins at the confluence of South Branch Massey Creek and Giles Run at Harbor View, Virginia and then flows southwesterly to join the Occoquan River about 1 mile east of [[Woodbridge, Virginia]].<ref name="ArcGIS Mapviewer"/>

==Watershed==
Massey Creek drains {{convert|6.30|sqmi}} of area, receives about 47.1 in/year of precipitation, and is about 24.64% forested.<ref name="watershed"/>

==See also==
* [[List of rivers of Virginia]]

==References==
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[[Category:Rivers of Virginia]]
[[Category:Rivers of Fairfax County, Virginia]]


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