- Mechums River
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The Mechums River is a 25.5-mile-long (41.0 km)[1] tributary of the South Fork of the Rivanna River in central Virginia in the United States. Via the Rivanna and James rivers, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay.
Course
The Mechums River rises in northern Nelson County and flows for the remainder of its course in northwestern Albemarle County. It flows generally northeastwardly and joins the Moormans River to form the South Fork of the Rivanna River about 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Charlottesville.
See also
- List of Virginia rivers
Sources
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011
- DeLorme (2005). Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-326-5.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mechums River
Coordinates: 38°05′01″N 78°37′29″W / 38.08361°N 78.62472°W
Categories:- Rivers of Virginia
- James River Watershed
- Chesapeake Bay Watershed
- Geography of Albemarle County, Virginia
- Geography of Nelson County, Virginia
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