Gulf Branch

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Gulf Branch

Mouth	Potomac River
Location	Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Mouth elevation	0 feet (0 m)

Gulf Branch is a stream in Arlington County, Virginia. From its source southwest of the Gulf Branch Nature Center, Gulf Branch flows on a northeastern course and empties into the Potomac River within the Federal parklands of the George Washington Memorial Parkway. Gulf Branch is surrounded predominantly by forests.

Parks

Gulf Branch Forge
Robert Walker Log House
Gulf Branch Pond
Molly Ross Rising Relics, outdoor art display
Gulf Branch Nature Center, features exhibits on local wildlife and local Native American history
Potomac River Trail, parallel with the stream, begins across from the Gulf Branch Nature Center
Potomac Palisades, includes a 30 foot drop in the stream just prior to its confluence with the Potomac
Potomac Heritage Trail, perpendicular to the stream, crosses between the Palisades and the Potomac

Streams shown as: Major tributaries
- subtributaries
- (subsubtributaries)
- (subsubsubtributaries)

Tidal Potomac River

Upper Potomac River

Shenandoah River

North Fork Shenandoah River Cedar Creek Smith Creek South Fork Shenandoah River North River (Middle River) South River

North Branch Potomac River

Stony River Abram Creek Savage River Georges Creek Laurel Run New Creek Limestone Run Warrior Run Wills Creek Brush Creek Little Wills Creek Evitts Creek Patterson Creek Mill Creek Dans Run Green Spring Run

South Branch Potomac River

North Fork South Branch Potomac River Mill Creek Seneca Creek South Fork South Branch Potomac River Kettle Creek Lunice Creek Mill Run Mill Creek Big Run Buffalo Creek

Lakes and reservoirs

Lake Accotink Lake Anne Lake Artemesia Lake Bernard Frank Lake Braddock Breckenridge Reservoir Brushy Fork Lake Burke Lake Dalecarlia Reservoir Georgetown Reservoir Jennings Randolph Lake Kingman Lake Little Seneca Lake McMillan Reservoir Mount Storm Lake Lake Needwood Sleepy Creek Lake Stony River Reservoir Tidal Basin Trout Pond Warden Lake

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