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Virginia Scenic Rivers

Loudoun County

Updated Oct 10, 2026

About this dataset

<p>The&nbsp;<a target='_blank' href='https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/recreational-planning/srmain' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Virginia Scenic Rivers Program</a>&nbsp;was enabled by the&nbsp;<a target='_blank' href='https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title10.1/chapter4/section10.1-400/' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Virginia Scenic Rivers Act</a>&nbsp;of 1970. Within&nbsp;Loudoun County&nbsp;are two Virginia-designated scenic rivers - Catoctin Creek from Waterford to the&nbsp;confluence&nbsp;of the Potomac, and Goose Creek from the confluence of the north and south prongs near Linden to the confluence of the Potomac. The designation as defined by the&nbsp;Virginia Department of Conservation &amp; Recreation&nbsp;-</p><p>Additional Information:</p><p><a style='color:rgb(0, 121, 193); text-decoration:none;' target='_blank' href='https://vacode.org/10.1-410/' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Scenic Rivers Act - Catoctin Creek State Scenic River</a></p><p><a style='color:rgb(0, 121, 193); text-decoration:none;' target='_blank' href='https://vacode.org/10.1-411/' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Scenic Rivers Act - Goose Creek State Scenic River</a></p><p>For more information about what a Scenic River designation means, please read the <a target='_blank' href='https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/recreational-planning/sr-benefits' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Virginia Department of Conservation &amp; Recreation</a>, "What it does and doesn't do" fact sheet.</p>

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