Gulf Branch
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Coord|38|54|58|N|77|7|57|W|display=title}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Gulf Branch
| image = Gulf Branch.jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| map =
| map_size =
| map_alt =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Virginia
| pushpin_map_size =
| pushpin_map_caption= Location of mouth
| pushpin_map_alt =
| source1_location =
| mouth_location = Potomac River
| progression =
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = United States
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = Virginia
| subdivision_type3 = County
| subdivision_name3 = Arlington County
| length =
| source1_elevation =
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|0|ft|m}}
| discharge1_avg =
| basin_size =
| river_system =
| tributaries_left =
| tributaries_right =
}}
Gulf Branch is a stream in Arlington County, Virginia. From its source southwest of the Gulf Branch Nature Center, Gulf Branch flows on a northeastern course and empties into the Potomac River within the Federal parklands of the George Washington Memorial Parkway. Gulf Branch is surrounded predominantly by forests.
Parks
- Gulf Branch Natural Area, Arlington County Parks and Recreation
- George Washington Memorial Parkway, US National Park Service
Attractions
- Gulf Branch Forge
- Robert Walker Log House
- Gulf Branch Pond
- Molly Ross Rising Relics, outdoor art display
- Gulf Branch Nature Center, features exhibits on local wildlife and local Native American history
- Potomac River Trail, parallel with the stream, begins across from the Gulf Branch Nature Center
- Potomac Palisades, includes a 30-foot drop in the stream just prior to its confluence with the Potomac
- Potomac Heritage Trail, perpendicular to the stream, crosses between the Palisades and the Potomac
- Gulf Branch Bouldering Area
Roadway crossings
- Military Road
- George Washington Memorial Parkway
Rock Climbing
A small climbing area with roughly 15 climbs is located at the mouth of the stream, where Gulf Branch feeds into the Potomac, near the Potomac Palisades
{{Potomac River System}}
See also
{{authority control}}
Category:Tributaries of the Potomac River
Category:Rivers of Arlington County, Virginia
{{ArlingtonCountyVA-geo-stub}}
{{Virginia-river-stub}}