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Meaning “at the end of water” in the dialect of the Native American Dogue tribe who occupied Northern Virginia until the mid-1600s, Occoquan Reservoir is a long, meandering 2,100-acre lake that traces the border of Fairfax and Prince William counties.
Occoquan Reservoir was formed by the convergence of the Occoquan and Bull Run Rivers and impounded by 1957 by the Alexandria Water Company to provide drinking water. It is also an alluring fishing spot that attracts anglers and fly-fishers who come to catch channel catfish, black and white crappie, bluegill, flathead catfish, largemouth bass, flathead catfish, northern pike, and white perch.
Other activities on and around the lake include boating, sailing, kayaking, swimming, hiking, horseback riding, birding, and wildlife watching.
Occoquan Reservoir, Fairfax and Prince William Counties
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