Buffalo River (Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°36′13″N 79°1′28″W / 37.60361°N 79.02444°W / 37.60361; -79.02444

Buffalo River (Virginia)
A bridge across the Buffalo River which was washed out by Hurricane Camille in 1969
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Main source Virginia

The Buffalo River is a 31.5-mile-long (50.7 km)[1] tributary of the Tye River in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is part of the James River watershed.

It rises at the eastern foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains at Forks of Buffalo along U.S. Route 60 in Amherst County, where the North and South forks of the Buffalo River converge. From there the main stem flows southeast, passing north of the county seat of Amherst, then turns northeast and enters Nelson County, joining the Tye River northeast of the village of Piedmont.

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed April 1, 2011
  • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buffalo 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.


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