South River (Mattaponi River tributary)

South River
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Main source Virginia

The South River is a 16.9-mile-long (27.2 km)[1] river in Caroline County in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is a tributary of the Mattaponi River.

Rising at the boundary between Caroline County and Spotsylvania County, the South River flows east, passing under U.S. Route 1 and Interstate 95, joining the Mattaponi north of Milford. Via the Mattaponi and York rivers, the South River is part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011
  • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South River
  • USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia (1974)
  • Salmon, Emily J.; Edward D. C. Campbell, Jr., eds. (1994). The Hornbook of Virginia History (4th ed.). Richmond, VA: Virginia Office of Graphic Communications. ISBN 0-88490-177-7.

Coordinates: 38°02′05″N 77°23′14″W / 38.03486°N 77.38720°W / 38.03486; -77.38720


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