likely named after a local landowner or family "Holmes"
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Holmes Run is a stream whose name is believed to derive from a local landowner or family bearing the surname Holmes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Holmes Run | 0 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | stream ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
City of Alexandria, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fairfax County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentFeature | Holmes Run Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentLandUse |
parks
ⓘ
residential areas ⓘ transportation corridors ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalRole | tributary in the Potomac River basin ⓘ |
| hasMouthIn | Cameron Run NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasName | Holmes Run NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology |
local family named Holmes
ⓘ
local landowner named Holmes ⓘ |
| hasNameOriginType | toponym derived from a person’s surname ⓘ |
| hasWatershed | Holmes Run watershed ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInState | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Washington, D.C. metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLikelyDerivedFrom | surname Holmes ⓘ |
| partOfRiverSystem | Potomac River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
flood control projects
ⓘ
local environmental management efforts ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Cameron Run NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
recreation
ⓘ
stormwater drainage ⓘ |
| waterbodyType | urban stream ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.