Breckenridge Reservoir

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Breckenridge Reservoir
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Breckenridge Reservoir
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Breckenridge Reservoir
Location Prince William / Stafford counties, Virginia, US
Coordinates 38°32′10″N77°23′30″W / 38.536233°N 77.39165°W / 38.536233; -77.39165
Type reservoir
Primary inflows Chopawamsic Creek
Primary outflows Chopawamsic Creek
Basin  countries United States
Max. length1 mi (1.6 km)
Max. width.1 mi (0.16 km)
Surface area41.9 acres (17.0 ha)
Water volume517 acre⋅ft (638,000 m3)
Surface elevation132 ft (40 m)

Breckenridge Reservoir is a small reservoir on Chopawamsic Creek in Prince William and Stafford counties, Virginia. The reservoir's western shore is the Marine Corps Base Quantico and the eastern shore is a part of Prince William Forest Park, which is a unit of the National Park Service. The reservoir is open to fishing along with a Virginia fishing license and Marine Corps Base Quantico permit. Primitive campsites and a hiking trail are on the Prince William Forest Park side of the reservoir. Reservoir storage volume is approximately 22,500,000 cubic feet (517 acre-feet) with a surface area of about 1,820,000 square feet (41.9 acres). [1]

References

  1. ↑ Wicklein, S.M. (2012). Bathymetric contours of Breckenridge Reservoir, Quantico, Virginia. Reston, Va.: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved October 5, 2015.


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