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Breckenridge Reservoir

Coordinates: 38°32′10″N 77°23′30″W / 38.536233°N 77.39165°W / 38.536233; -77.39165
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Breckenridge Reservoir
Location of Breckenridge Reservoir in Virginia, USA.
Location of Breckenridge Reservoir in Virginia, USA.
Breckenridge Reservoir
Location of Breckenridge Reservoir in Virginia, USA.
Location of Breckenridge Reservoir in Virginia, USA.
Breckenridge Reservoir
LocationPrince William / Stafford counties, Virginia, US
Coordinates38°32′10″N 77°23′30″W / 38.536233°N 77.39165°W / 38.536233; -77.39165
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsChopawamsic Creek
Primary outflowsChopawamsic Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length1 mi (1.6 km)
Max. width.1 mi (0.16 km)
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

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  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 5 October 2015.
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