Oxon Run
| Oxon Run | |
|---|---|
Oxon Run in 1900 | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| States | Maryland |
| Districts | Washington, D.C. |
| County | Prince George's County, Maryland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Coral Hills, MD |
| • coordinates | 38°51′33″N 76°54′49″W / 38.859177°N 76.913568°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Oxon Creek |
• coordinates | 38°49′01″N 77°00′25″W / 38.8170718°N 77.0068699°W |
| Length | 7 miles (11 km) |
| Basin size | 5,312 acres (21.50 km2) |
| Width | |
| • minimum | 10 Feet |
| • maximum | 85 feet |
| Depth | |
| • average | 2.2 feet |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 392 cfs |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Potomac River |
| Landmarks | Naylor Road Station, Oxon Run Parkway |
Oxon Run is a tributary stream of Oxon Creek and the Potomac River in Prince George's County, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.
In early maps, the stream was usually called "Oxen Run"; in 1892, the U.S. Geological Survey still labeled the stream as "Oxen Run" on its maps. Late that year, they changed the spelling they used, and others followed suit, though it's unclear what led to the spelling change.
Government officials and mapmakers often do not distinguish between Oxon Creek and Oxon Run, instead treating Oxon Creek as a continuation of Oxon Run, but USGS still does. USGS first started labeling it as Oxon Creek in 1892.