- Pamunkey River
The Pamunkey River is a
tributary of the York River, about 90 mi (145 km) long, in easternVirginia in theUnited States . Via the York River it is part of the watershed ofChesapeake Bay .Course
The Pamunkey River is formed by the confluence of the
North Anna River and theSouth Anna River on the boundary of Hanover and Caroline Counties, about 5 mi (8 km) northeast of the town of Ashland. It flows generally southeastwardly past thePamunkey Indian Reservation to the town of West Point, where it meets theMattaponi River to form the York River. The river's course is used to define all or portions of the southern boundaries of Caroline and King William Counties and the northern boundaries of Hanover and New Kent Counties.Variant names
The U.S.
Board on Geographic Names settled on "Pamunkey River" as the river's official name in 1892. According to theGeographic Names Information System it has also been known as:
*Pamauncke River
*Pamoeoncock River
*Pamunky River
*Pemaeoncock
*Yough-ta-mund
*Youghtanundee also
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List of Virginia rivers References
* [http://reference.allrefer.com/gazetteer/P/P00918-pamunkey-river.html Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry]
*DeLorme (2005). "Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer". Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-326-5.
*Gnis|1472037
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