The Roach River is an 11.0-mile-long (17.7 km)[1] tributary of the North Fork Rivanna River in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is part of the James River watershed.
| Roach River | |
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| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
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| • location | Virginia |
It rises at Powell Gap in Shenandoah National Park and flows southeast, passing the communities of Bacon Hollow and Dyke. Flowing entirely within Greene County, it joins the Lynch River to form the North Fork of the Rivanna just north of the Albemarle County line.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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: Roach 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.
38°13′18″N 78°28′50″W / 38.22180°N 78.48057°W