Occoquan, Va. — When you live by the Occoquan River, there’s a few things you have to accept, like the possibility of flooding. But on Thursday night it wasn’t the river that toppled its banks, but the Ballywhack Creek which runs through town.
Hurricane Irene brought a soaking rain, downed trees and power outages to the Potomac Communities.
Julie Bohn lives along the Occoquan River at the town that shares the same name. Though two tree limbs fell into her yard due to high winds during the height of the storm, she was happy things did not get as bad as they could have.
Occoquan, Va. –– Occoquan is bracing for the effects of flooding caused by Hurricane Irene
The area along Mill Street, the town’s main thoroughfare, is prone to flooding during storms.
Occoquan, Va. –– What can you talk about in six minutes? A lot.
Occoquan, Va. –– One of the things to look for this weekend at the annual Occoquan Spring Craft Show are new vendors.
More than 270 vendors from points all across the U.S. are expected to descend on Occoquan this Saturday and Sunday, many of the newer ones will be artists and glass pottery makers.
Lorton, Va. ––The waters of the Potomac River have been running more rapidly and brown the past few weeks.
What better place than in Occoquan, known as the “crown jewel of Prince William County,” to have a neighborhood get together and talk about community, have some fun and meet new friends?
In addition to all of you, Kayne Karnbach from the Prince William Clean Communities Council will join us to tell us all about what their organization does to keep the Occoquan and the rest of Prince William beautiful.
Fairfax County, Va. ––If you live along the Occoquan Reservoir, there may be some changes coming that will dictate what you can do with your property.
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