Poquoson River
Coordinates: 37°10′1″N 76°23′1″W / 37.16694°N 76.38361°W
| Poquoson River | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Virginia |
| Basin countries | United States |
The Poquoson River is an 11.7-mile-long (18.8 km),[1] mostly tidal river in the state of Virginia. The river is an arm of Chesapeake Bay, entering just south of the mouth of the York River.
The river flows primarily through York County, rising south of Yorktown to the west of U.S. Route 17 and flowing south to Harwoods Mill Reservoir, where it turns east, flows under Route 17, and becomes tidal. The river flows northeast and becomes the boundary between York County and the city of Poquoson, reaching Chesapeake Bay just north of Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge.
The river's name is probably related to pocosin.[2]
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References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011
- ↑ Bright, William (2004). Native American placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 394. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Poquoson River
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia (1974)
- Salmon, Emily J.; Edward D. C. Campbell, Jr. (1994). The Hornbook of Virginia History (4th Edition ed.). Richmond, VA: Virginia Office of Graphic Communications. ISBN 0-88490-177-7.