Rappahannock River

For the river in New Zealand, see Rappahannock River, New Zealand

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The Rappahannock River is a river in eastern Virginia in the United States, approximately 184 mi (294 km). It traverses the entire northern part of the state, from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the west across the Piedmont to Chesapeake Bay south of the Potomac. An important river in U.S. history, it was the site of early settlements in the Virginia Colony and was later a major theater of battle in the American Civil War. It drains an area of 2,848 sq mi (7405 km²), approximately 6% of the state of Virginia. Much of the watershed is rural and forested but has seen growing development in recent decades with the southward expansion of the Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C.

Related Topics:
Virginia - United States - Blue Ridge Mountains - Piedmont - Chesapeake Bay - Potomac - Virginia Colony - American Civil War - Washington, D.C.

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