James River
River in Virginia, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see James River (disambiguation).
The James River is a river in Virginia that begins in the Appalachian Mountains and flows from the confluence of the Cowpasture and Jackson Rivers in Botetourt County 348 miles (560 km)[3] to the Chesapeake Bay.[4] The river length extends to 444 miles (715 km) if the Jackson River is included, the longer of its two headwaters.[3] It is the longest river in Virginia. Jamestown and Williamsburg, Virginia's first colonial capitals, and Richmond, Virginia's current capital, lie on the James River.
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James River | |
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Etymology | King James VI and I |
Native name | Powhatan (Powhatan) |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Confluence of Cowpasture River and Jackson River |
• location | Iron Gate, Allegheny Mountains, Virginia |
• coordinates | 37°47′4″N 79°46′33″W[1] |
Mouth | Hampton Roads |
• location | Chesapeake Bay, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°56′30″N 76°26′37″W[1] |
Length | 348 mi (560 km) |
Basin size | 10,432 sq mi (27,020 km2) |
Discharge | |
• average | 6,835 cu ft/s (193.5 m3/s)[2] |
• minimum | 10 cu ft/s (0.28 m3/s) |
• maximum | 313,000 cu ft/s (8,900 m3/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Chickahominy River |
• right | Appomattox River |
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