| 词条 | Edwards Run |
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Edwards Run is a {{convert|7.9|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}[1] tributary stream of the Cacapon River, belonging to the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay watersheds.[2] The stream is located in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. Edwards Run is named for Joseph Edwards and his family, whose plantation encompassed most of the stream's course. George Washington surveyed his property in the late 1740s. It is a major source of various species of elodea. Headwaters and courseThe source of Edwards Run lies between Cooper (2,028 ft) and Schaffenaker (1,493 ft) Mountains, southwest of Capon Bridge. Edwards Run flows northeast under the Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50) continuing to follow the western side of Schaffenaker Mountain. Edwards Run then flows through the Edwards Run Wildlife Management Area where it is dammed creating the {{Convert|2|acre|sing=on}} lake, Edwards Pond. The stream flows under Cold Stream Road (County Route 15) and into the Cacapon River south of Cold Stream. Fishing{{Commons category|Edwards Run}}Edwards Pond provides fishing for bass, sunfish, bluegill and channel catfish. Edwards Run and Pond are also stocked with trout February through March and in October. See also
References1. ^U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map {{webarchive|url=https://www.webcitation.org/66gupqQDM?url=http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |date=2012-04-05 }}, accessed August 15, 2011 2. ^{{GNIS|1538564}} External links{{Commons category-inline}}{{Potomac River System}}{{coord|39|19|57|N|78|25|28|W|region:US-WV_source:GNIS_type:river|display=title}} 3 : Rivers of Hampshire County, West Virginia|Rivers of West Virginia|Tributaries of the Potomac River |
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