List of rivers of Virginia
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This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Virginia.
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[edit] By Drainage Basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries alphabetically indented under each larger stream's name.
[edit] Eastern Shore
- Pocomoke River
- Machipongo River
[edit] Chesapeake Bay
- Potomac River
- Hull Creek
- Coan River
- Yeocomico River
- Northwest Yeocomico River
- South Yeocomico River
- West Yeocomico River
- Pope's Creek (Virginia)
- Mattox Creek
- Potomac Creek
- Aquia Creek
- Chopawamsic Creek
- Quantico Creek
- Neabsco Creek
- Occoquan River
- Pohick Creek
- Accotink Creek
- Dogue Creek
- Hunting Creek
- Goose Creek
- Catoctin Creek
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- Shenandoah River
- North Fork Shenandoah River
- Passage Creek
- Cedar Creek
- Smith Creek
- Shoemaker River
- Little Dry River
- German River
- Cold Spring River
- South Fork Shenandoah River
- South River
- Christians Creek
- Middle River
- North River
- Dry River
- Little River
- South River
- North Fork Shenandoah River
- Opequon Creek
- Back Creek
- Sleepy Creek
- South Branch Potomac River
- Shenandoah River
- Little Wicomico River
- Great Wicomico River
- Rappahannock River
- Corrotoman River
- Piscataway Creek
- Rapidan River
- Robinson River
- Rose River
- South River
- Conway River
- Staunton River
- Robinson River
- Hazel River
- Thornton River
- Rush River
- Covington River
- Piney River
- Rush River
- Hughes River
- Thornton River
- Jordan River
- Piankatank River
- Dragon Swamp
- East River
- North River
- Ware River
- Severn River
- York River
- Perrin River
- Poropotank River
- Mattaponi River
- South River
- Motto River
- Matta River
- Poni River
- South River
- Pamunkey River
- South Anna River
- North Anna River
- Little River
- Pamunkey Creek
- Poquoson River
- Back River
- Harris River
- Hampton Roads
- Hampton River
- Elizabeth River
- Lafayette River
- Eastern Branch Elizabeth River
- Indian River
- Southern Branch Elizabeth River
- Western Branch Elizabeth River
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- James River
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- Hoffler Creek
- Knotts Creek
- Nansemond River
- Chuckatuck Creek
- Pagan River
- Warwick River
- Chickahominy River
- Appomattox River
- Swift Creek
- Namozine Creek
- Deep Creek
- Flat Creek
- Bush River
- Sandy River
- Buffalo Creek
- Powhite Creek
- Willis River
- Little Willis River
- Rivanna River
- North Fork Rivanna River
- Lynch River
- Roach River
- Lynch River
- South Fork Rivanna River
- North Fork Rivanna River
- Slate River
- North River
- Hardware River
- Rockfish River
- Buffalo River
- Tye River
- Piney River
- Little Piney River
- Piney River
- Tye River
- Pedlar River
- Maury River
- Buffalo Creek
- North Buffalo Creek
- South Buffalo Creek
- South River
- Saint Marys River
- Little Calfpasture River
- Calfpasture River
- Buffalo Creek
- Cedar Creek
- Craig Creek
- Cowpasture River
- Jackson River
- Dunlap Creek
- Back Creek
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- James River
- Lynnhaven River
[edit] Atlantic Ocean south of Chesapeake Bay
- North Landing River
- Pocaty River
- Northwest River
- Chowan River (NC)
- Meherrin River
- Fontaine Creek
- North Meherrin River
- South Meherrin River
- Middle Meherrin River
- Blackwater River
- Nottoway River
- Three Creek
- Rowanty Creek
- Stony Creek
- Little Nottoway River
- Meherrin River
- Roanoke River (or Staunton River)
- Dan River
- Hyco River
- Banister River
- Sandy Creek
- Stinking River
- Sandy River
- Smith River
- Mayo River
- Mayo River
- Mayo River
- Little Dan River
- Browns Dan River
- Roanoke Creek
- Club Creek
- Falling River
- Little Falling River
- Seneca River
- Otter River
- Big Otter River
- Little Otter River
- Goose Creek
- Pigg River
- Blackwater River
- Dan River
- Pee Dee River (NC)
- Yadkin River (NC)
[edit] Ohio Drainage Basin
- Ohio River (KY,WV)
- Big Sandy River (KY)
- Levisa Fork River
- Russell Fork River
- Pound River
- Cranesnest River
- McClure River
- Pound River
- Russell Fork River
- Tug Fork River
- Levisa Fork River
- Big Sandy River (KY)
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- Kanawha River (WV)
- New River
- Bluestone River
- East River
- Wolf Creek
- Walker Creek
- Sinking Creek
- Little River
- Reed Island Creek
- Reed Creek
- Criple Creek
- Chestnut Creek
- New River
- Kanawha River (WV)
[edit] Tennessee Drainage Basin
- Tennessee River (TN)
- Clinch River
- Powell River
- North Fork Clinch River
- Guest River
- Little River
- Holston River (TN)
- Clinch River
[edit] Alphabetically
- Appomattox River
- Ararat River
- Back Creek
- Back River
- Banister River
- Big Otter River
- Blackwater River (City of Franklin)
- Blackwater River (Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, and Sussex Counties)
- Bluestone River
- Browns Dan River
- Buffalo Creek
- Bullpasture River
- Bush River
- Catoctin Creek
- Calfpasture River
- Chickahominy River
- Clinch River
- Coan River
- Cold Spring River
- Conway River
- Corrotoman River
- Covington River
- Cowpasture River
- Cranesnest River
- Dan River
- Doyles River
- Dry River
- Eastern Branch Elizabeth River
- East River (Giles County)
- East River (Mathews County)
- Elizabeth River
- Falling River
- Fisher River
- German River
- Great Wicomico River
- Guest River
- Hampton River
- Hardware River
- Harris River
- Hazel River
- Hughes River
- Hyco River
- Indian River
- Jackson River
- James River
- Jordan River
- Lafayette River
- Levisa Fork River
- Little Calfpasture River
- Little Dan River
- Little Dry River
- Little Falling River
- Little Nottoway River
- Little Otter River
- Little Piney River
- Little River (Fauquier and Loudoun Counties)
- Little River (Augusta County)
- Little River (Floyd, Montgomery, and Pulaski Counties)
- Little River (Russell and Tazewell Counties)
- Little River (Hanover and Louisa Counties)
- Little Wicomico River
- Little Willis River
- Lynch River
- Lynnhaven River
- McClure River
- Machipongo River
- Mat River
- Matta River
- Mattaponi River
- Maury River
- Mayo River
- Mechums River
- Meherrin River
- Middle Fork Holston River
- Middle Meherrin River
- Middle River
- Moormans River
- Motto River
- Nansemond River
- New River
- Newfound River
- Ni River
- North Anna River
- North Fork Clinch River
- North Fork Holston River
- North Fork Shenandoah River
- North Landing River
- North Mayo River
- North Meherrin River
- North River (Augusta and Rockingham Counties)
- North River (Buckingham County)
- North River (Gloucester and Mathews Counties)
- Northwest River
- Northwest Yeocomico River
- Nottoway River
- Occoquan River
- Opequon Creek
- Otter River
- Pagan River
- Pamunkey River
- Pedlar River
- Perrin River
- Piankatank River
- Pigg River
- Piney River (Amherst and Nelson Counties)
- Piney River (Rappahannock County)
- Po River
- Pocaty River
- Pocomoke River
- Poni River
- Poquoson River
- Poropotank River
- Potomac River
- Pound River
- Powell River
- Quantico Creek
- Rapidan River
- Rappahannock River
- Rivanna River
- Roach River
- Roanoke River (or Staunton River)
- Robinson River
- Rockfish River
- Rose River
- Rush River
- Russell Fork River
- Saint Marys River
- Sandy River (Pittsylvania County, City of Danville)
- Sandy River (Prince Edward County)
- Severn River
- Shenandoah River
- Shoemaker River
- Sinking Creek
- Slate River
- Smith River
- South Anna River
- South Branch Potomac River
- South Buffalo Creek
- Southern Branch Elizabeth River
- South Fork Clinch River
- South Fork Holston River
- South Fork Shenandoah River
- South Mayo River
- South Meherrin River
- South River (Caroline and Spotsylvania Counties)
- South River (Rockbridge and Augusta Counties)
- South River (Greene County)
- South River (Augusta and Rockingham Counties)
- South Yeocomico River
- Staunton River (Madison County)
- Staunton River (or Roanoke River)
- Stinking River
- Ta River
- Thornton River
- Tug Fork River
- Tye River
- Ware River
- Warwick River
- Western Branch Elizabeth River
- West Yeocomico River
- Wicomico River
- Willis River
- Yeocomico River
- York River
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- USGS Geographic Names Information Service
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia (1974)
- Salmon, Emily J.; Edward D. C. Campbell, Jr. [1994]. The Hornbook of Virginia History, 4th Edition, Richmond, VA: Virginia Office of Graphic Communications. ISBN 0-88490-177-7.
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