| 词条 | Oxon Creek |
| 释义 |
| name = Oxon Creek | image = Capital Beltway Anacostia Freeway junction.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = Anacostia Freeway Crossing Oxon Creek to join the Beltway (2007) - Wilson Bridge is to the left | map = | map_size = | map_alt = | map_caption = | source1_location = | mouth_location = Potomac River | progression = | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = United States | subdivision_type2 = Location | subdivision_name2 = Prince George's County, Maryland and Washington, DC | length = {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} | source1_elevation = | mouth_elevation = {{convert|0|ft|m}} | discharge1_avg = | basin_size = | river_system = | tributaries_left = Barnaby Run (Winkle Doodle Run), Forest Heights Tributary, Oxon Hill Tributary | tributaries_right = Oxon Run }}Oxon Creek is a stream on the Potomac River which feeds a cove that straddles the border between Washington, D.C. and Prince George's County, Maryland just north of Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway) at Woodrow Wilson Bridge.[1][2] Oxon Creek heads at the confluence of Oxon Run and Barnaby Run, sometimes referred to as Winkle Doodle Run.[3] It starts just inside the boundary of D.C. and then runs {{convert|1.5|mi}} to the south and west into Maryland to empty into the Potomac at Goose Island (a sand bar often under water) across from the city of Alexandria, Virginia. Before reaching the Potomac, the creek widens to form Oxon Cove which is partially in Maryland and partially in Washington, DC. The creek is almost entirely within Oxon Cove National Park, except for the first few feet in D.C. and a portion of the cove on the southside of the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant.[4] Two bridges cross the creek. The Anacostia Freeway crosses it on a bridge where it becomes a tidal stream and the Oxon Hill Farm Trail crosses it where it is still narrow. The unusual spelling is either historical or a reference to Oxfordshire, England, though it was usually labelled as Oxen Creek on maps prior to 1898. The distinction between Oxon Creek and Oxon Run is often not recognized and so both are frequently referred to as Oxon Run.[5] USGS first started labeling it as Oxon Creek in 1892.[6] Variant namesAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, Oxon Creek has been known by the following names throughout its history:
HistoryThe area around Oxon Creek was largely undeveloped until the World War II era, when the Town of Forest Heights was built up along the south east side of the creek. Following Hurricane Connie in 1955, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began planning a flood control project along Oxon Creek that realigned the channel, dredged the creek to 100 feet wide, and constructed a 3 foot concrete drop structure just upstream from the Forest Heights Tributary. A smaller drop structure was built on the Forest Heights Tributary.[7] Work began on the project in 1961.[8] The first bridge across the Creek, the Anacostia Freeway bridge, was opened in 1961 and then rebuilt around 2000.[9] The trail bridge was constructed in the 1970's.[10] Oxon Creek is entirely contained within Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm, which is part of the National Park Service. Planning for the park began in 1969.[10] Oxon Creek TrailsA set of trails run parallel to Oxon Creek and cross it on a bridge. The Oxon Creek Trail starts at the intersection of Oxon Run Drive and Audrey Lane in Forest Heights, Maryland. It crosses over the unnamed Forest Heights tributary and then follows the creek for about half a mile till it meets up with the Oxon Hill Hiker-Biker Trail just past another unnamed tributary within Oxon Cove National Park. The 2 mile long Oxon Hill Hiker-Biker Trail starts at the Oxon Hill Farm Parking lot and then goes down the hill to the southeast corner of Oxon Cove. From there it follows along the south and east side of Oxon Creek to the Oxon Creek Trail. There it crosses Oxon Creek on one of only two bridges over the creek and passes through parkland, into Washington, DC and ends at DC Village Lane, SW.[11] The Oxon Cove Trails trace their origins to the 1970's when bike commuters used access roads and a causeway built for landfill operations. When the landfill closed, cyclists asked for a trail and one was built in 1978.[12] In 2011, the section within the District was rebuilt as part of the project to create a new police Evidence Warehouse and, in the same year, the bridge connecting the Oxon Creek Trail and the Hiker-Biker path was constructed.[13][14][15] See also
References1. ^{{cite web |title=Feature Detail Report for: Oxon Creek Stream |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:597850,Oxon%20Creek |publisher=usgs |accessdate=29 January 2019}} {{Potomac River System}}{{Maryland waters}}{{coord|38|48|26|N|77|1|29|W|type:river|display=title}}{{Maryland-river-stub}}{{PrinceGeorgesCountyMD-geo-stub}}{{WashingtonDC-river-stub}}2. ^{{cite web |title=Feature Detail Report for: Oxon Creek Bay |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:529369,Oxon%20Creek |publisher=USGS |accessdate=29 January 2019}} 3. ^Barnaby Run and Winkle Doodle Run meet just north of Galveston Street at Southern Avenue. Sometimes the combined stream south of that is referred to as Barnaby Run and at others as Winkle Doodle Run, Winkle Doodle is the older, more frequently used name, but Barnaby Run is used by USGS. Barnaby Run used to be called Barnabas Creek, getting it's name from St. Barnabas Church which was founded in 1789 near the source of the stream. {{cite news |title=Board of Public Works |work=The Evening Star |date=14 September 1871}} 4. ^{{cite web |title=Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm Map |url=https://www.nps.gov/oxhi/planyourvisit/maps.htm |publisher=NPS |accessdate=29 January 2019}} 5. ^{{cite web |title=Oxon Run Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) |url=https://doee.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/ddoe/publication/attachments/A%20Oxon%20Run%20WIP_0.pdf |accessdate=5 February 2019}} 6. ^{{cite web |title=Oxon Run Decision Card |url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/feat_card?p_file=5162 |accessdate=29 January 2019}} 7. ^{{cite web |title=Oxon Run, Washington, D.C. Watershed and Stream Assessment |url=https://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/StreamReports/Oxon%20Run%20Assessment%20Report/Final.pdf |publisher=U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |accessdate=21 February 2019}} 8. ^{{cite news |title=Army Approves Plan To Control Oxon Run |work=The Washing Times Herald |date=11 July 1961}} 9. ^{{cite news |last1=Douglas |first1=Walter B. |title=Wilson Span Dedication Set Today |work=The Washington Post |date=25 December 1961}} 10. ^{{cite news |last1=Meyer |first1=Lawrence |title=Oxon Run Park Is Proposed |work=The Washington Post |date=17 April 1969}} 11. ^{{cite web |title=Oxon Cove Park Trail Map |url=https://www.nps.gov/oxhi/planyourvisit/images/oxon_cove_park_map.JPG |accessdate=18 February 2019}} 12. ^1 {{cite book |title=Paved recreation trails of the National Capital Region |date=1990 |publisher=National Park Service, U.S. Dept. of the Interior |location=Washington, DC |page=13 |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951002978476b;view=1up;seq=27 |accessdate=18 February 2019}} 13. ^{{cite web |last1=Billing |first1=Greg |title=OXON COVE FARM TRAIL CONNECTION FIXED |url=https://www.waba.org/blog/2011/04/oxon-cove-farm-trail-connection-fixed/ |publisher=WABA |accessdate=18 February 2019}} 14. ^{{cite web |last1=Cranor |first1=David |title=New Bridge along Oxon Run |url=https://www.thewashcycle.com/2011/09/new-bridge-along-oxon-run.html |publisher=TheWashCycle.com |accessdate=18 February 2019}} 15. ^{{cite news |last1=Waite |first1=Andrew |title=Summer jobs will help bridge a gap in the Oxon Hill project |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/15/AR2011021505151.html |accessdate=29 March 2019 |work=The Washington Post |date=17 February 2011}} 4 : Rivers of Prince George's County, Maryland|Rivers of Washington, D.C.|Rivers of Maryland|Tributaries of the Potomac River |
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