Dry River (Virginia)

The Dry River is a 22.6-mile-long (36.4 km)[1] tributary of the North River in the U.S. state of Virginia. It flows entirely within Rockingham County, rising within the George Washington National Forest east of the West Virginia border and flowing south to the North River at Bridgewater. Via the North River, it is part of the Shenandoah River system, flowing to the Potomac River.

Dry River (Virginia)
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationVirginia

See also

References
Notes
  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 15, 2011
Bibliography
  • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dry River
  • USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia (1974)
  • Salmon, Emily J.; Edward D. C. Campbell, Jr. (1994). The Hornbook of Virginia History (4th ed.). Richmond, VA: Virginia Office of Graphic Communications. ISBN 0-88490-177-7.

38.39235°N 78.98059°W / 38.39235; -78.98059



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