Hogue Creek
Encyclopedia
Hogue Creek is a 17.3 miles (27.8 km) tributary
stream
of Back Creek
in Frederick County
, Virginia
. Hogue Creek rises on Great North Mountain
and flows into Back Creek at Graves Hill.
streams are listed from headwaters to mouth.
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
stream
Stream
A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, "crick", gill , kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or...
of Back Creek
Back Creek (Potomac River)
Back Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River that flows north from Frederick County, Virginia, to Berkeley County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. Back Creek originates along Frederick County's border with Hampshire County, West Virginia, at Farmer's Gap in the Great North Mountain. Its...
in Frederick County
Frederick County, Virginia
Frederick County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is included in the Winchester, Virginia-West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was formed in 1743 by the splitting of Orange County. For ten years it was the home of George Washington. As of 2010, the population was...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. Hogue Creek rises on Great North Mountain
Great North Mountain
Great North Mountain is a long mountain range within the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia. The range is located west of the Shenandoah Valley and Massanutten Mountain in Virginia, and east of the Allegheny Mountains and Cacapon River in West...
and flows into Back Creek at Graves Hill.
Tributaries
TributaryTributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
streams are listed from headwaters to mouth.
- Bucher Run
- Indian Hollow Run
List of communities along Hogue Creek
- HayfieldHayfield, VirginiaHayfield is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Virginia. Hayfield is located west of Winchester on the Northwestern Turnpike at its crossroads with North and South Hayfield Roads between Flint Ridge and Hogue Creek. A post office has been established here since 1867. The community's...
- Indian HollowIndian Hollow, VirginiaIndian Hollow is an unincorporated community along Hogue Creek in Frederick County, Virginia. It is named for the Indian Hollow through Hunting Ridge. The community is located on Indian Hollow Road northeast of Hayfield....
- McQuireMcQuire, VirginiaMcQuire is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Virginia, USA. McQuire is located along Hogue Creek at the intersection of the Northwestern Turnpike and Back Mountain Road ....