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Coordinates: 38°23′32″N 78°58′50″W / 38.39235°N 78.98059°W / 38.39235; -78.98059
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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], 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]].


==See also==
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[[Category:Rivers of Virginia]]
[[Category:Rivers of Virginia]]
[[Category:Tributaries of the Shenandoah River]]
[[Category:Tributaries of the Shenandoah River]]
[[Category:Landforms of Rockingham County, Virginia]]



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Revision as of 16:54, 14 October 2014

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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.

See also

References

Notes
  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, 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. (1994). The Hornbook of Virginia History (4th Edition ed.). Richmond, VA: Virginia Office of Graphic Communications. ISBN 0-88490-177-7. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

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