The Staunton River is a 4.1-mile-long (6.6 km)[1] stream in the U.S. state of Virginia. Flowing entirely within Shenandoah National Park, it is a tributary of the Rapidan River and part of the Rappahannock River watershed.
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• location | Virginia |
Staunton River is located in south-central Virginia and forms the boundaries of Campbell, Pittsyvania, Halifax and Charlotte counties. Actually an 81-mile segment of the Roanoke River, the Staunton River begins at Leesville Dam and continues to the confluence with John H. Kerr Reservoir.[2]
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- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011
- ^ "Staunton River". dwr.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Staunton River
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia (1974)
- Salmon, Emily J.; Campbell, Jr., Edward D. C. (1994). The Hornbook of Virginia History (4th ed.). Richmond, VA: Virginia Office of Graphic Communications. ISBN 0-88490-177-7.
38°26′37″N 78°22′09″W / 38.44374°N 78.36917°W