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This is a list of lakes in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Virginia has two natural lakes, and several man-made lakes and reservoirs. [ 1 ] Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
North Landing River. Pocaty River; Northwest River (Virginia) Chowan drainage basin. Chowan River (NC) Meherrin River. Fountains Creek; Flat Rock Creek; North Meherrin River
The Roanoke River (/ ˈ r oʊ. ə ˌ n oʊ k / ROH-ə-nohk) runs 410 miles (660 km) long [1] through southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina in the United States. [2] A major river of the southeastern United States, it drains a largely rural area of the coastal plain from the eastern edge of the Appalachian Mountains southeast across the Piedmont to Albemarle Sound.
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Smith Mountain Lake is a large reservoir in the Roanoke Region of Virginia, [3] United States, located southeast of the City of Roanoke and southwest of Lynchburg. The lake was created in 1963 by the Smith Mountain Dam impounding the Roanoke River .
Several theories exist about the lake's origin. Some postulate that it was created by a large underground peat fire 3,500–6,000 years ago. Native American legends speak of "the fire bird" creating Lake Drummond. [1] Other theories include a meteorite impact and a tectonic shift. Lake Drummond is one of only two natural freshwater lakes in ...
Rivers of Suffolk, Virginia (5 P) T. Rivers of Tazewell County, Virginia (4 P) W. Rivers of Warren County, Virginia (1 C, 3 P) Rivers of Washington County ...
The Rivanna River / r ɪ ˈ v æ n ə / is a 42.1-mile-long (67.8 km) [1] tributary of the James River in central Virginia in the United States.The Rivanna's tributaries originate in the Blue Ridge Mountains; via the James River, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay.