Scott's Run

trail across Scott's Run to Potomac River

Scott's Run, north of Georgetown Pike

plantings to rehabilitate eroded streambank

impact on stream channel caused by excessive runoff

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• Bridges Carry Bits of History Along With the Traffic
• Fairfax County
• Perennial Stream Mapping Project
• Digital Map Viewer (select map grid tile 20-2)
• FairfaxWatersheds.org
• Stream Protection Strategy
• Watersheds
• Watershed Planning
• Georgetown Pike History And Brochure
• How Does Scott's Run?
• Preserve Rather than Houses

Topics to Explore

- what bedrock underlies Scott's Run?
- where does the water in Scotts Run come from? where does it go?
- how has urbanization affected the shape of the stream channel? quality of the water in the stream?
- how could you improve the water quality in Scotts Run? how would you pay for your solution?
- why does Betty Cooke have a bridge named after her? what would you want to be named after you?
- why did citizens succeed in blocking the housing development planned for this parcel?
- what is the difference between a "perennial" and an "intermittent" stream?
- what are the "Ches Bay regs"? how do they affect land use planning and development in Northern Virginia?