Appomattox River

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Appomattox River
Catchment area of ​​the James River (Chesapeake Bay) with the Appomattox River (highlighted)

Catchment area of ​​the James River (Chesapeake Bay) with the Appomattox River (highlighted)

Data
Water code US :  1501617
location Virginia (USA)
River system James River
Drain over James River  → Atlantic Ocean
source at Appomattox
37 ° 24 ′ 1 ″  N , 78 ° 49 ′ 14 ″  W.
Source height 250  m
muzzle James River near Matoaca , Virginia Coordinates: 37 ° 19 ′ 15 "  N , 77 ° 16 ′ 32"  W 37 ° 19 ′ 15 "  N , 77 ° 16 ′ 32"  W.
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference 250 m
Bottom slope 1.3 ‰
length 193 km
Catchment area 3481 km²
Drain MQ
 39 m³ / s
Small towns Petersburg
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The Appomattox River is about 220 kilometers long tributary to the James River in the middle and in the east of the US state Virginia . It drains the cotton and tobacco growing region of the Piedmont and the coastal plain southwest of Richmond .

Another historical name of the Appomattox River is North Branch and there are different spellings, such as Apamatuck, Apamutiky, Appamattuck, Appomattake or Apumetecs.

Run

The Appomattox River rises in northeast Appomattox County , about 16 km northeast of the city of Appomattox and flows in a generally southeast direction through the Buckingham-Appomattox State Forest to Farmville . From there it makes a wide arc in a south-easterly direction towards the coastal plain. It flows southwest past Richmond and through Lake Chesdin and then reaches Petersburg , where the river is navigable. It passes the Tri-Cities and flows from the west into the James River at City Point in Hopewell .

history

In April 1865, during the Appomattox campaign in the American Civil War , the troops of the Confederate States of America tried to burn down the High Bridge over the river northwest of Burkeville in order to escape the Union troops pursuing them after Petersburg fell. The Union's capture of the bridge forced General Robert E. Lee to surrender at Appomattox Court House , ending the Virginia Civil War.

Name variants

The river has several designations:

  • Apamatuck River
  • Apamutiky River
  • Apomatok River
  • Appamattuck River
  • Appamattux River
  • Appamatuck River
  • Appomattox River
  • Appomattake River
  • Apumetecs River
  • North Branch
  • North Branch Appomattow River

Web links

Commons : Appomattox River  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Appomattox River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed August 8, 2007
  2. ↑ a b United States Geological Survey : James River Basin , PDF, from: Water Resources Data Virginia Water Year 2005 , accessed August 8, 2007
  3. ↑ Hanson, Get Out McDill. Virginia Place Names . Verona, Virginia: McClure Press, 1962. See VA-T201. p1
  4. ↑ Hanson, Get Out McDill. Virginia Place Names . Verona, Virginia: McClure Press, 1962. See VA-T201. p34
  5. ↑ Manarin, Louis H. and Clifford Dowdey. The History of Henrico County . Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia Press, 1984. p84
  6. ^ Salley, Alexander S., Jr. (editor). Narratives of Early Carolina, 1650-1708 . New York, New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1911 p8
  7. ^ The American Guide Series , Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration. A state by state guide series published by various publishers, in the late 1930's and 1940's. Each book studies and describes each state's history, natural endowments, and special interests. Use code US-T125 / Name / YYYY / p #. Virginia / p286
  8. ^ Holsinger, John R. Description of Virginia Caves . Charlottesville, Virginia: Virginia Division of Mineral Resources, 1975. p156
  9. ↑ a b U.S. Geological Survey . Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981). 31-Dec-1981. Primarily from US Geological Survey 1: 24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1: 25K, Puerto Rico 1: 20K) and from US Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1: 62,500 scale or 1: 250,000 scale maps
  10. ^ Harrison, Fairfax. Landmarks of Old Prince William: A Study of Origins in Northern Virginia . vols 1-2. Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1987. p63
  11. ↑ Alotta, Robert I. Signposts and Settlers: The History of Place Names in the Middle Atlantic States . Chicago: Bonus Books, 1992. p411
  12. ^ US Department of the Interior, US Geological Survey , 1: 125,000-scale topographic maps; various edition dates. Represents new or changed names from published editions. Map name and year of publication follow (if known): Appomattox / 1892