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'''Winters Run''' is a {{convert|14.6|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed April 1, 2011</ref> [[river]] in [[Harford County, Maryland]]. The river begins north of the community of [[Fallston, Maryland|Fallston]] at the confluence of the West and East Branches, and flows southeast about {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Atkisson Dam]] in [[ |
'''Winters Run''' is a {{convert|14.6|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed April 1, 2011</ref> [[river]] in [[Harford County, Maryland]]. The river begins north of the community of [[Fallston, Maryland|Fallston]] at the confluence of the West and East Branches, and flows southeast about {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Atkisson Dam]] in [[Edgewood, Maryland|Edgewood]]. The dam and [[reservoir]] were built by the [[U.S. Army]] in 1942 to provide an auxiliary fresh water source for nearby [[Edgewood Arsenal]]. Upon reaching the tidal line, the river is renamed [[Otter Point Creek]], which empties to [[Bush River (Maryland)|Bush River]] and the [[Chesapeake Bay]]. The [[drainage basin|watershed]] area of Winters Run is about {{convert|56|sqmi|km2}}.<ref>Harford County Department of Public Works (DPW). Bel Air, MD. [http://www.harfordcountymd.gov/dpw/engineering/WaterResources/OtterPointCreek.html "Otter Point Creek Subbasin."] Accessed 2010-06-22.</ref> |
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North of the dam is [[Harford Glen]], an environmental study area owned by the [[Harford County Public Schools]] to provide environmental education to students around the county. |
North of the dam is [[Harford Glen]], an environmental study area owned by the [[Harford County Public Schools]] to provide environmental education to students around the county. |