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Dry River (Virginia)
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The Dry River is a 22.6-mile-long (36.4 km)^[1] tributary of the North River in the U.S. state of Virginia. It flows entirely within Rockingham County, rising within the George Washington National Forest east of the West Virginia border and flowing south to the North River at Bridgewater. Via the North River, it is part of the Shenandoah River system, flowing to the Potomac River.

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Notes

^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 15, 2011

Bibliography

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dry River
USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia (1974)
Salmon, Emily J.; Edward D. C. Campbell, Jr. (1994). The Hornbook of Virginia History (4th ed.). Richmond, VA: Virginia Office of Graphic Communications. ISBN 0-88490-177-7.

38°23′32″N 78°58′50″W / 38.39235°N 78.98059°W / 38.39235; -78.98059

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[NHD-1] U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 15, 2011

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-The '''Dry River''' is a {{convert|22.6|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed August 15, 2011</ref> tributary of the [[North River (South Fork Shenandoah River)|North River]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Virginia]]. It flows entirely within [[Rockingham County, Virginia|Rockingham County]], rising within the [[George Washington National Forest]] east of the [[West Virginia]] border and flowing south to the North River at [[Bridgewater, Virginia|Bridgewater]]. Via the North River, it is part of the [[Shenandoah River]] system, flowing to the [[Potomac River]].
+The '''Dry River''' is a {{convert|22.6|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329155652/http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |date=2012-03-29 }}, accessed August 15, 2011</ref> tributary of the [[North River (South Fork Shenandoah River)|North River]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Virginia]]. It flows entirely within [[Rockingham , Virginia|Rockingham County]], rising within the [[George Washington National Forest]] east of the [[West Virginia]] border and flowing south to the North River at [[Bridgewater, Virginia|Bridgewater]]. Via the North River, it is part of the [[Shenandoah River]] system, flowing to the [[Potomac River]].
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 *USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia (1974)
-*{{cite book | last = Salmon | first = Emily J. | coauthors = Edward D. C. Campbell, Jr.  | title = The Hornbook of Virginia History | year = 1994 | edition = 4th Edition | publisher = Virginia Office of Graphic Communications | isbn = 0-88490-177-7 | location = Richmond, VA }}
+*{{cite book | last = Salmon | first = Emily J. |author2=Edward D. C. Campbell, Jr.  | title = The Hornbook of Virginia History | year = 1994 | edition = 4th | publisher = Virginia Office of Graphic Communications | isbn = 0-88490-177-7 | location = Richmond, VA }}
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 [[Category:Rivers of Virginia]]
 [[Category:Tributaries of the Shenandoah River]]
+[[Category:Rivers of Rockingham County, Virginia]]
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