North Anna River
TheNorth Anna Riveris a principaltributaryof thePamunkey River,about 62 miles (100 km) long,[1]in centralVirginiain theUnited States.Via the Pamunkey andYorkrivers, it is part of thewatershedofChesapeake Bay.The river was the site of theBattle of North Annaduring theAmerican Civil War.
According to theGeographic Names Information System,the river has also been known as "Northa-Anna" and as the main stem of the Pamunkey River.[2]
Course[edit]
The North Anna River is formed by a confluence of smaller streams in westernOrange Countyand flows generally southeastwardly. The river's course is used to define all or portions of the southern boundaries of Orange,SpotsylvaniaandCarolinecounties; and the northern boundaries ofLouisaandHanovercounties. It joins theSouth Anna Riverto form the Pamunkey River on the common boundary of Caroline and Hanover counties, about 5 miles (8 km) northeast of the town ofAshland.
The North Anna Dam on the common boundary of Louisa and Spotsylvania counties causes the river to formLake Anna,which was created to provide water for the adjacentNorth Anna Nuclear Generating Station.
Near its mouth the North Anna River collects theLittle River.Other tributaries of the North Anna includePamunkey CreekandContrary Creek.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.The National Map,accessed April 1, 2011
- ^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Anna River
- Columbia Gazetter of North America entry
- DeLorme(2005).Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer.Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme.ISBN0-89933-326-5.
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