Goose Creek is a 53.9-mile-long tributary of the Potomac River in Fauquier and Loudoun Counties in Northern Virginia. It comprises the principal drainage system for the Loudoun Valley. Goose Creek rises somewhere near Linden, VA in the Manassas Gap. The creek initially flows eastward down the mountain, falling 600 feet in its first 10 miles. Once in Loud…Goose Creek is a 53.9-mile-long tributary of the Potomac River in Fauquier and Loudoun Counties in Northern Virginia. It comprises the principal drainage system for the Loudoun Valley. Goose Creek rises somewhere near Linden, VA in the Manassas Gap. The creek initially flows eastward down the mountain, falling 600 feet in its first 10 miles. Once in Loudoun, the creek continues in a northeastward direction for 15 miles to the western foot of Catoctin Mountain, where it turns to the north briefly, before reaching the confluence of the North Fork and then turning to the east and cutting through a gap in the mountain. On the east side of the mountain, the creek again turns northeast, joining with the Little River. The creek flows for 15 miles through central Loudoun County, reaching the Potomac just east of Leesburg, south of Harrison Island, and west of Selden Island. Goose Creek is partially dammed north of State Route 267. The dammed part is called Goose Creek Reservoir. The dam may be portaged through the woods on the eastern shore. There is also Beaverdam Reservoir, which comes from a source of water called Beaverdam Creek, as said creek branches off of Goose Creek.
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