In 1913–1915 the Alexandria Water Company built a dam on Holmes Run in order to create Lake Barcroft as a potable waterreservoir for Alexandria. In the early post-war era, Alexandria began to exceed the capacity of Lake Barcroft and in 1949 discontinued its use in favor of Occoquan Reservoir.
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Bryant, M. Margaret (April 2006). "Urban Landscape Conservation and the Role of Ecological Greenways at Local and Metropolitan Scales". Landscape and Urban Planning. 76 (1–4): 23–44. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2004.09.029.
Versar, Inc. (August 2007). Cameron Run Watershed Management Plan (Report). Fairfax County Stormwater Planning Division, Department of Public Works and Environmental Services.