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About 22 miles (35 km) upstream from the confluence with the James River is Walkers Dam. Its construction resulted in the creation of the 1,200-acre (4.9 km 2 ) Chickahominy Lake. Walkers Dam was built in 1943 during World War II by the U.S. War Department to ensure an adequate water supply for the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company ...
Walkers is an unincorporated community in New Kent County, Virginia, United States The community is most notable for the presence of Walkers Dam maintained by Newport News Waterworks on the Chickahominy River .
Chickahominy River. Diascund Creek; ... Little Walker Creek; Little Wicomico River; Little Willis River; ... USGS Hydrologic Unit Map – State of Virginia (1974)
On February 23, 2004, the 770 ft (230 m) long, 1910 hydroelectric Embrey Dam was demolished, using 600 lb (270 kg) of explosives, by divers from an engineering detachment at Fort Eustis. [2] The aim of removal was to re-open miles of spawning grounds to aid populations of American Shad , herring, catadromous American eel, and other species. [ 3 ]
The Barrett's Ferry Bridge, officially known as the Judith Stewart Dresser Bridge, is a fixed-span bridge which carries State Route 5 across the Chickahominy River between Charles City County and James City County in eastern Virginia. It connects popular tourism destinations of the James River Plantations with Colonial Williamsburg and ...
Richmond National Battlefield Park occupies almost 3000 acres in the coastal plain of Virginia, bounded by the James and Chickahominy River watersheds, much of it preserved as it would have looked in the Civil War, with scenic meadows and old-growth forest enabling abundant wildlife. [6] [7]
JENNINGS RANDOLPH LAKE — Aging & Family Services will be hosting their 11th annual “Conquer the Dam” 5K fundraising run/walk at Jennings Randolph Lake on Saturday, May 7.
Lanexa is an unincorporated community partially in New Kent County, and partially in James City County, Virginia, United States.The ZIP Code for Lanexa is 23089. [1] Lanexa is located by the Chickahominy River and has many tourism sites for camping and outdoor activities.