Edwards Run is a tributary of the Cacapon River, belonging to the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay watersheds. The stream is located in Hampshire County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. Edwards Run is named for Joseph Edwards and his family, whose plantation encompassed most of the stream. George Washington surveyed his property in the late 1740s. A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. ... The Cacapon River, located in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginias Eastern Panhandle region, is a beautiful and scenic river known for its outstanding fishing, boating, wildlife, and scenery. ... The Potomac River at Great Falls, MD from Olmstead Island, water relatively low The Potomac River flows into Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ... Chesapeake Bay - Landsat photo The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. ... Hampshire County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ... State nickname: Mountain State Other U.S. States Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Governor Joe Manchin (D) Official languages English Area 62,809 km² (41st)  - Land 62,436 km²  - Water 376 km² (0. ... The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia is a narrow stretch of territory in the northeast of the state, bordering Maryland and Virginia. ... George Washington (February 22, 1732–December 14, 1799) was an American planter, political figure, and military leader. ... Events and Trends The War of Austrian Succession (1740-1748) rages. ...

Headwaters and Course

The source of Edwards Run lies between Cooper and Schaffenaker Mountains, southwest of Capon Bridge. Edwards Run flows northeast under the Northwestern Turnpike (US 50) continuing to follow the western side of Schaffenaker Mountain. Edwards Run then flows through the Edwards Run Wildlife Management Area where it is dammed creating Edwards Pond. The stream flows under Cold Stream Road (CR 15) and into the Cacapon River south of Cold Stream. Capon Bridge is a town located in Hampshire County, West Virginia along the Northwestern Turnpike (US 50) west of Winchester. ... Elevation cross-section of US 50 between Romney and Gormania, WV US 50 follows the Northwestern Turnpikes path. ... United States Highway 50 is an east-west United States highway. ...

Fishing

Edwards Pond provides fishing for bass, sunfish, and channel cats. Edwards Run and Pond are also stocked with trout February through March and in October. Bass can refer to: In music (low frequencies): Instruments: Bass guitar. ... Several kinds of things are named sunfish (or sun-fish): A brand of sailboat Various fishes: Marine fishes: The ocean sunfish (Mola mola) Opah (family Lampridae; two species) The moonfishes of genus Selene (order Perciformes) The African pompano (Alectis ciliaris) (order Perciformes) The spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari), a ray... Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Trout is the common name given to a number of species of freshwater fishes belonging to the salmon family, Salmonidae. ...

See Also

• List of West Virginia rivers