By Drainage BasinA drainage basin is an extent of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea or ocean...
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries alphabetically indented under each larger stream's name.
Eastern ShoreThe Eastern Shore of Virginia consists of two counties on the Atlantic coast of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The region is part of the Delmarva Peninsula and is separated from the rest of Virginia by the Chesapeake Bay...
- Cockle Creek
Cockle Creek is a stream in Chincoteague, Virginia between Chincoteague Inlet to the south and Chincoteague Bay to the North. It was the site of a naval battle during the Civil War, Battle of Cockle Creek....
- Pocomoke River
The Pocomoke River stretches approximately 73 miles from southern Delaware through southeastern Maryland in the United States. At its mouth, the river is essentially an arm of Chesapeake Bay, whereas the upper river flows through a series of relatively inaccessible wetlands called the Great...
- Machipongo River
The Machipongo River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
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Chesapeake BayThe Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's watershed covers in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia...

- Potomac River
The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. The river is approximately 383 statute miles long, with a drainage area of about 14,700 square miles . In terms of area, this makes the Potomac River the fourth largest river along the...
- Hull Creek
Hull Creek is a tributary of the tidal portion of the Potomac River in Northumberland County in Virginia's Northern Neck....
- Coan River
The Coan River is a river in Virginia's Northern Neck region. It is a tributary of the Potomac River. It flows from its source in Heathsville through Northumberland County and into the Potomac between Lewisetta and Walnut Point....
- Yeocomico River
The Yeocomico River is a small tributary of the southern tidal portion of the Potomac River in Virginia's Northern Neck. The Yeocomico forms the boundary between Westmoreland and Northumberland Counties...
- Northwest Yeocomico River
The Northwest Yeocomico River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- South Yeocomico River
The South Yeocomico River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- West Yeocomico River
The West Yeocomico River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Pope's Creek (Virginia)
- Mattox Creek
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Potomac Creek
Potomac Creek is a tidal tributary of the Potomac River in King George and Stafford counties, Virginia. Potomac Creek's source lies between the communities of Glendie and Paynes Corner in Stafford County and it empties into the Potomac River at Marlboro Point...
- Aquia Creek
Aquia Creek is a tributary of the tidal segment of the Potomac River located in Northern Virginia. The creek's headwaters lies in southeastern Fauquier County and it empties into the Potomac at Brent Point in Stafford County, south of Washington, D.C.....
- Chopawamsic Creek
Chopawamsic Creek is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Prince William and Stafford counties, Virginia. Chopawamsic Creek is formed by the confluence of the North and South Branches Chopawamsic Creek and empties into the Potomac River south of Quantico at the Marine Corps Base Quantico's...
- Quantico Creek
Quantico Creek is a tidal tributary of the Potomac River located in eastern Prince William County, Virginia. Quantico Creek's source lies southeast of Independent Hill, flows through Prince William Forest Park and Dumfries and empties into the Potomac at Possum Point.- History :Captain John Smith...
- Neabsco Creek
Neabsco Creek is a tributary of the lower tidal segment of the Potomac River located in eastern Prince William County, Virginia. The Neabsco Creek watershed covers about...
- Occoquan River
The Occoquan River flows into the Potomac River at Belmont Bay, and is located in Northern Virginia, along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States . The river is approximately 20 mi long and its watershed covers about 590 square miles...
- Bull Run
Bull Run is a free-flowing tributary stream of the Potomac River that originates from a spring in the Bull Run Mountains in Loudoun County, Virginia and flows south to the Occoquan River...
- Pohick Creek
Pohick Creek is a tidal tributary stream of the Potomac River in Fairfax County in the U.S. state of Virginia. It takes its name from the Pohick Native American tribe once prevalent in the area...
- Accotink Creek
Accotink Creek is a tidal tributary stream of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia. At Springfield, Accotink Creek is dammed to create Lake Accotink. The stream empties into the Potomac at Gunston Cove's Accotink Bay to the west of Fort Belvoir....
- Dogue Creek
Dogue Creek is a tidal tributary of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia, named for the Doeg Indians.-Variant names:The Board on Geographic Names decided upon Dogue Creek as the stream's official name in 1892...
- Little Hunting Creek
Little Hunting Creek is a tidal tributary of the Potomac River located in Fairfax County, Virginia, not to be confused with Hunting Creek farther north...
- Hunting Creek
Hunting Creek is a cove and tributary stream of the Potomac River between the City of Alexandria and Fairfax County in Virginia. It is formed by the confluence of Cameron Run and Hoof's Run. The community of Huntington takes its name from the creek. Jones Point forms the north side. Dyke Marsh is...
- Cameron Run
Cameron Run is a tributary stream of the Potomac River, located in the U.S. state of Virginia. A third-order stream, it is formed by the confluence of Backlick Run and Holmes Run; it flows eastward from Alexandria into Fairfax County before opening into Hunting Creek. Cameron Run Regional Park...
- Four Mile Run
Four Mile Run is a stream in Northern Virginia that proceeds from Fairfax County southeast through Falls Church to Arlington County in the U.S. state of Virginia...
- Pimmit Run
Pimmit Run is a stream in Northern Virginia that runs from Fairfax County to the Potomac River at Chain Bridge in the Arlingwood neighborhood of Arlington County.Pimmit Run forms south of Leesburg Pike in Pimmit Hills...
- Difficult Run
Difficult Run, despite its name, is a stream located in Northern Virginia, a tributary of the Potomac River, in the United States. The term run, for stream, is common usage in this part of Virginia; another stream is better known in American Civil War History: Bull Run...
- Goose Creek
Goose Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River in Fauquier and Loudoun counties in Northern Virginia. It comprises the principle drainage system for the Loudoun Valley.-Course:...
- Little River
Little River is a tributary stream of Goose Creek in Fauquier and Loudoun counties in Northern Virginia.The stream rises to the east of Marshall in Fauquier and flows nothwards along the western base of the Bull Run Mountains to Aldie, where it passes between the Bull Run Mountains and Catoctin...
- Catoctin Creek
Catoctin Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River located in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. The Catoctin Creek's watershed occupies 59,000 acres . The main arteries consist of the Catoctin and its North and South Forks. Agricultural lands and forests make up 97 percent of Catoctin Creek's...
- North Fork Catoctin Creek
Catoctin Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River located in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. The Catoctin Creek's watershed occupies 59,000 acres . The main arteries consist of the Catoctin and its North and South Forks. Agricultural lands and forests make up 97 percent of Catoctin Creek's...
- South Fork Catoctin Creek
Catoctin Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River located in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. The Catoctin Creek's watershed occupies 59,000 acres . The main arteries consist of the Catoctin and its North and South Forks. Agricultural lands and forests make up 97 percent of Catoctin Creek's...

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- Shenandoah River
The Shenandoah River is a tributary of the Potomac River, approximately 150 mi long, in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia...
- North Fork Shenandoah River
- Passage Creek
Passage Creek is a tributary stream of the North Fork Shenandoah River in Fort Valley, Virginia. It flows through two spine-like Massannutten Mountains in a narrow gorge, mostly through US Forestry Service protected land . It is a popular fishing spot because it is stocked with trout...
- Cedar Creek
Cedar Creek is a tributary stream of the North Fork Shenandoah River in Northern Virginia. It forms the majority of the boundary between Frederick and Shenandoah counties...
- Smith Creek
- Shoemaker River
The Shoemaker River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Little Dry River
The Little Dry River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- German River
The German River is the principal tributary of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River, approximately 9 mi long, in the U.S. state of Virginia...
- Cold Spring River
The Cold Spring River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- South Fork Shenandoah River
- South River
The South River is one of the two main tributaries of the South Fork of the Shenandoah River. It begins south of Staunton, Virginia, and flows northward to the South Fork of the Shenandoah River, where it merges with the North and Middle River rivers....
- Middle River
The Middle River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- North River
The North River is a river, approximately 50 miles long, in the mountains and Shenandoah Valley of northern Virginia, the United States. It joins the South River to form the South Fork Shenandoah River....
- Dry River
The Dry River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Little River
The Little River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Opequon Creek
Opequon Creek is a tributary stream of the Potomac River. It flows into the Potomac northeast of Martinsburg in Berkeley County, West Virginia and its source lies northwest of the community of Opequon at the foot of Great North Mountain in Frederick County, Virginia...
- Abrams Creek
Abrams Creek is a tributary stream of Opequon Creek in Frederick County and the independent city of Winchester in Virginia. Abrams Creek rises north of Round Hill and flows in a southeasterly direction through Winchester. From Winchester, Abrams Creek flows east into Opequon Creek...
- Back Creek
Back Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River that flows north from Frederick County, Virginia to Berkeley County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. Back Creek's source lies along Frederick County's border with Hampshire County, West Virginia at Farmer's Gap in the Great North Mountain. Its...
- Hogue Creek
Hogue Creek is a major tributary stream of Back Creek in Frederick County, Virginia. Hogue Creek rises on Great North Mountain and flows into Back Creek at Graves Hill.- Tributaries :Tributary streams are listed from headwaters to mouth.*Bucher Run...
- Isaacs Creek
Isaacs Creek is a tributary stream of Back Creek in Frederick County, Virginia. Isaacs Creek rises on Timber Ridge at the boundary line with Hampshire County, West Virginia and flows into Back Creek at Grave Hill shortly before Back Creek's confluence with Hogue Creek...
- Sleepy Creek
Sleepy Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River in the United States, belonging to the Chesapeake Bay's watershed. Sleepy Creek's source lies near the Hampshire County, West Virginia border at Good, north of State Route 127 in Frederick County, Virginia...
- South Branch Potomac River
- Little Wicomico River
The Little Wicomico River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Great Wicomico River
The Great Wicomico River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...

- Rappahannock River
The Rappahannock River is a river in eastern Virginia, in the United States, approximately 184 miles in length. It traverses the entire northern part of the state, from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the west, across the Piedmont, to Chesapeake Bay, south of the Potomac River.An important river in...
- Corrotoman River
The Corrotoman River is a small river on the northern banks of the Rappahannock River. The Corrotoman River is about 8 miles from the mouth of the Rappahannock River, which drains into the Chesapeake Bay. The Corrotoman River cuts into the Northern Neck; a region of land between the Potomac River...
- Piscataway Creek
Piscataway Creek is a tributary of the Rappahannock River in eastern Virginia, in the United States, approximately 17 miles in length. It is fed by the Sturgeon Swamp and Mussel Swamp, lowlands near US Route 360 on the Middle Peninsula, and empties into the Rappahannock River three miles...
- Rapidan River
The Rapidan River is the largest tributary of the Rappahannock River in North-central Virginia. The two rivers converge just west of the city of Fredericksburg. Sections of the lower Rapidan River will soon be preserved by a conservation easement...
- Robinson River
The Robinson River is a tributary of the Rapidan River, about long, in Madison County, Virginia in the United States. It flows southeast through White Oak Canyon and Berry Hollow, under Routes 231, 29 and 15...
- Rose River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- South River
The South River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Conway River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Staunton River
The Staunton River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Hazel River
The Hazel River is a tributary of the Rappahannock River in Northern Virginia in the United States. Via the Rappahannock, it is part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. It rises in Shenandoah National Park and flows generally eastwardly through Rappahannock and Culpeper Counties. It joins the...
- Thornton River
The Thornton River is a river in the US state of Virginia. It is a tributary of the Hazel River, which it joins in Culpeper County; it then continues on into Rappahannock County, paralleling U.S. Route 211 for some of its length...
- Rush River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Covington River
The Covington River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Piney River
- Hughes River
The Hughes River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Jordan River
The Jordan River is a minor headwater tributary of the Rappahannock River in Northern Virginia in the United States. It rises in Shenandoah National Park and flows for its entire length in northern Rappahannock County. The river flows generally eastwardly and joins the Rappahannock River from the...
- Piankatank River
The Piankatank River is a river in the United States state of Virginia. Located on the Middle Peninsula, between the Rappahannock and York Rivers, it was the site of numerous actions during the American Civil War....
- Dragon Swamp
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- East River
East River is located in Mathews County in the Middle Peninsula region of Virginia. It flows into Mobjack Bay, which in turn, empties into the Chesapeake Bay....
- North River
The North River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Ware River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Severn River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...

- York River
The York River is a navigable estuary, approximately 40 mi long, in eastern Virginia in the United States. It ranges in width from 1 mi. at its head to 2.5 mi near its mouth on the west side of Chesapeake Bay. Its watershed drains an area including portions of 17 counties of the...
- Perrin River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Poropotank River
The Poropotank River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Mattaponi River
The Mattaponi River is a tributary of the York River estuary in eastern Virginia in the United States.It rises as four streams in Spotsylvania County, each of which is given a shorter piece of the Mattaponi's name:...
- South River
The South River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Motto River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Matta River
- Mat River
The Mattaponi River is a tributary of the York River estuary in eastern Virginia in the United States.It rises as four streams in Spotsylvania County, each of which is given a shorter piece of the Mattaponi's name:...
- Ta River
- Poni River
- Pamunkey River
The Pamunkey River is a tributary of the York River, about 90 mi long, in eastern Virginia in the United States. Via the York River it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay.-Course:...
- South Anna River
The South Anna River is a principal tributary of the Pamunkey River, about 85 mi long, in central Virginia in the United States. Via the Pamunkey and York Rivers, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay....
- Newfound River
The Newfound River is a short tributary of the South Anna River in east-central Virginia in the United States. Via the South Anna, Pamunkey and York Rivers, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay....
- North Anna River
The North Anna River is a principal tributary of the Pamunkey River, about 70 mi long, in central Virginia in the United States. Via the Pamunkey and York Rivers, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay...
- Little River
The Little River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Pamunkey Creek
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Poquoson River
The Poquoson River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Back River
The Back River is an estuarine inlet of the Chesapeake Bay between the independent cities of Hampton and Poquoson in the Hampton Roads area of southeastern Virginia. Formed by the confluence of the Northwest and Southwest Branches, and at just over two miles long, the Back River is a breeding...
- Harris River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads is the name of both a body of water and the region of land areas which surround it in southeastern Virginia. Hampton Roads is notable for its year-round ice-free harbor, for United States Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, NASA, Marines, and Army facilities, shipyards, coal piers, and...
- Hampton River
The Hampton River is a short tidal estuary which empties into Hampton Roads near its mouth. Hampton Roads in turn empties into the southern end of Chesapeake Bay in southeast Virginia in the United States...
- Elizabeth River
The Elizabeth River is a short tidal estuary forming an arm of Hampton Roads at the southern end of Chesapeake Bay in southeast Virginia in the United States. It is located along the southern side of the mouth of James River, between the cities of Portsmouth and Norfolk...
- Lafayette River
The Lafayette River, earlier known as Tanner's Creek, is a short tidal estuary which empties into the Elizabeth River just south of Sewell's Point near its mouth at Hampton Roads, which in turn empties into the southern end of Chesapeake Bay in southeast Virginia in the United States...
- Eastern Branch Elizabeth River
The Eastern Branch Elizabeth River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Indian River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Southern Branch Elizabeth River
The Southern Branch Elizabeth River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Western Branch Elizabeth River
The Western Branch Elizabeth River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...

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- James River
The James River in the U.S. state of Virginia is a long river, including its Jackson River source. It drains a catchment comprising . The watershed includes about 4% open water and an area with a population of 2.5 million people...
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- Hoffler Creek
Hoffler Creek is a tidal creek of the James River on its Southern side in Hampton Roads. It is the dividing line of Portsmouth and Suffolk, Virginia, along its longest course. The Eastern branches are in Portsmouth...
- Knotts Creek
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Nansemond River
The Nansemond River is a tributary of the James River in the U.S. state of Virginia. Bridges over it include the Nansemond River Bridge and Kings Highway Bridge , both once toll bridges. It passes near downtown Suffolk, forming the old north city limits.One of the three high schools in Suffolk, VA...
- Chuckatuck Creek
Chuckatuck Creek is a tributary of the James River in the U.S. state of Virginia. As one travels upstream, the creek runs along the line between Isle of Wight County and Suffolk under the Crittenden Bridge at Crittenden to Brewers Creek. There it leaves the county line into Suffolk, in which it...
- Brewers Creek
Brewers Creek is a tributary of the James River in the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs along the line between Isle of Wight County and Suffolk, joining the wider Chuckatuck Creek, which flows under the Crittenden Bridge at Crittenden to the James River. The creek is primarily tidal....
- Pagan River
The Pagan River is a tributary of the James River located in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. The historic town of Smithfield is located on the banks of this river....
- Warwick River
The Warwick River is a short tidal estuary which empties into the James River a few miles from Hampton Roads at the southern end of Chesapeake Bay in southeast Virginia in the United States...
- Chickahominy River
Chickahominy also known as "the Chick" is a river in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Virginia. The river rises about northwest of Richmond, Virginia and flows southeast and south to the James River...
- Appomattox River
The Appomattox River is a tributary of the James River, approximately 137 miles , in central and eastern Virginia in the United States, named for the Appomattocs Indian tribe who lived along its lower banks in the 17th century...
- Bailey's Creek
Bailey's Creek is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Cabin Creek
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Swift Creek
Swift Creek is a river in the United States state of Virginia. It flows into the Appomattox River at Colonial Heights, Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Namozine Creek
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Deep Creek
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Flat Creek
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Bush River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Sandy River
Sandy River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Buffalo Creek
Buffalo Creek is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Powhite Creek
Powhite Creek is located near the unincorporated community of Bon Air in Chesterfield County and flows into the independent city of Richmond in central Virginia...
- Willis River
The Willis River is a short tributary of the James River in central Virginia in the United States. Via the James River, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay....
- Little Willis River
The Little Willis River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Rivanna River
The Rivanna River is a tributary of the James River, about 50 mi long, in central Virginia in the United States. The Rivanna's tributaries originate in the Blue Ridge Mountains; via the James River, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay....
- North Fork Rivanna River
The Rivanna River is a tributary of the James River, about 50 mi long, in central Virginia in the United States. The Rivanna's tributaries originate in the Blue Ridge Mountains; via the James River, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay....
- Lynch River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Roach River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- South Fork Rivanna River
The Rivanna River is a tributary of the James River, about 50 mi long, in central Virginia in the United States. The Rivanna's tributaries originate in the Blue Ridge Mountains; via the James River, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay....
- Mechums River
The Mechums River is a short 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:...
- Moormans River
The Moormans River is a short 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....
- Doyles River
The Doyles River is a short tributary of the Moormans River in central Virginia in the United States. Via the Moormans, Rivanna and James Rivers, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay....
- Slate River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- North River
The North River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Hardware River
The Hardware River is a short tributary of the James River in central Virginia in the United States. Via the James River it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay....
- Rockfish River
The Rockfish River is a tributary of the James River, about 40 mi long, in central Virginia in the United States. Via the James River, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay.-Course:...
- Buffalo River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Tye River
The Tye River is a tributary of the James River in central Virginia in the United States. Originating on the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Nelson County, and fed by the Little Piney and Piney Rivers, by way of the James River it is part of the watershed of the Chesapeake...
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- Piney River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Little Piney River
The Little Piney River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Pedlar River
The Pedlar River is a short tributary of the James River in west-central Virginia in the United States. Via the James River, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay.The Pedlar River flows for its entire length in western Amherst County...
- Maury River
The Maury River is a tributary of the James River, 40 mi long, in southwestern Virginia in the United States. Via the James River, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay.The Maury flows for its entire length in Rockbridge County...
- Buffalo Creek
Buffalo Creek is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- North Buffalo Creek
North Buffalo Creek is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- South Buffalo Creek
South Buffalo Creek is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- South River
The South River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Saint Marys River
The Saint Marys River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Little Calfpasture River
The Little Calfpasture River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Calfpasture River
The Calfpasture River is a river in the U.S. state of Virginia. It flows about from its source, Gordons Peak in the Appalachian Mountains, to join the Little Calfpasture River, forming the Maury River...
- Cedar Creek
- Craig Creek
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Cowpasture River
The Cowpasture River is a chief tributary of the James River in western Virginia in the United States.-Course:The Cowpasture rises in northeastern Highland County and flows generally southwestwardly, initially between Bullpasture Mountain and Shaws Ridge through a narrow valley floor near the...
- Bullpasture River
The Bullpasture River is a tributary of the Cowpasture River of Virginia in the United States.The Bullpasture River flows through Highland County, Virginia, from its headwaters on the boundary between Virginia and West Virginia...
- Jackson River
The Jackson River is a major tributary of the James River in the U.S. state of Virginia. The James River is formed by the confluence of the Jackson River and the Cowpasture River.-Course:...
- Dunlap Creek
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Back Creek
The Back Creek is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Lynnhaven River
The Lynnhaven River is a tidal estuary located in the independent city of Virginia Beach, Virginia, in the United States, and flows into the Chesapeake Bay west of Cape Henry at Lynnhaven Inlet, beyond which is Lynnhaven Roads. It has a small, developed watershed covering 64 square miles,...
Atlantic OceanThe Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres , it covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface and about one-quarter of its water surface area. The first part of its name refers to the Atlas of Greek...
south of Chesapeake Bay
- North Landing River
The North Landing River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Pocaty River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Northwest River

- Chowan River (NC)
- Meherrin River
The Meherrin River is a long river in the U.S. states of Virginia and North Carolina. It begins in central Virginia, about northwest of Emporia, and flows roughly east-southeast into North Carolina, where it joins the larger Chowan River. A twenty foot high dam on the river creates a reservoir in...
- Fontaine Creek
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- North Meherrin River
The North Meherrin River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- South Meherrin River
The South Meherrin River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Middle Meherrin River
The Middle Meherrin River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Blackwater River
- Nottoway River
The Nottoway River is in southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. It is part of the Chowan River system, which flows into Albemarle Sound in North Carolina....
- Three Creek
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Rowanty Creek
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Stony Creek
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Little Nottoway River
The Little Nottoway River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...

- Roanoke River
The Roanoke River is a river in southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina in the United States, 410 mi long. A major river of the southeastern United States, it drains a largely rural area of the coastal plain from the eastern edge of the Appalachian Mountains southeast across the Piedmont...
(or Staunton River)
- Dan River
The Dan River flows in both the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. It originates in the state of Virginia in Patrick County and crosses the state border into Stokes County, North Carolina. It then flows into Rockingham County. From there it goes back into Virginia. It reenters North...
- Hyco River
The Hyco River is a tributary of the Dan River, which is a tributary of the Roanoke River. All three rivers flow through the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. In Person County, North Carolina the Hyco River is impounded by a dam, forming Hyco Lake...
- Banister River
The Banister River is a tributary of the Dan River, about 65 mi long, in southern Virginia in the United States. Via the Dan, it is part of the watershed of the Roanoke River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. It rises on Brier Mountain in western Pittsylvania County and flows generally...
- Sandy Creek
Sandy Creek is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Stinking River
The Stinking River is a short tributary of the Banister River in southern Virginia in the United States. Via the Banister and Dan Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Roanoke River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. The Stinking River flows for its entire length in Pittsylvania...
- Sandy River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Smith River
The Smith River is a river in the U.S. states of Virginia and North Carolina. It is a tributary of the Dan River, which it joins at Eden, North Carolina...
- Mayo River
The Mayo River is a tributary of the Dan River, which in turn is a tributary of the Roanoke River. All three rivers flow through the U.S. states of Virginia and North Carolina.-Course:...
- Mayo River
The North Fork Mayo River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Mayo River
The South Fork Mayo River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Little Dan River
The Little Dan River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Browns Dan River
The Browns Dan River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Roanoke Creek
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Club Creek
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Falling River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Little Falling River
The Little Falling River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Seneca River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Otter River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Big Otter River
The Big Otter River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Little Otter River
The Little Otter River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Goose Creek
Goose Creek is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Pigg River
The Pigg River is a river in south-central Virginia in the United States. It is a tributary of the Roanoke River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean via Albemarle Sound....
- Blackwater River
The Blackwater River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Pee Dee River (NC)
- Yadkin River (NC)
- Ararat River
The Ararat River is a tributary of the Yadkin River in southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina in the United States. Via the Yadkin it is part of the watershed of the Pee Dee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean....
- Fisher River
The Fisher River is a tributary of the Yadkin River in northwestern North Carolina in the United States, also draining a very small portion of southwestern Virginia. Via the Yadkin it is part of the watershed of the Pee Dee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean...
Ohio Drainage Basin
- Ohio River (KY,WV)
- Big Sandy River (KY)
- Levisa Fork River
The Levisa Fork is a tributary of the Big Sandy River, approximately 140 mi long, in southwestern Virginia and eastern Kentucky in the United States....
- Russell Fork River
The Russell Fork River is a tributary of the Levisa Fork River in southwestern Virginia and southeastern Kentucky in the United States. Known for its whitewater rafting, It rises in the Appalachian Mountains of Southwest Virginia, in southern Dickenson County, Virginia and flows North through the...
- Pound River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Cranesnest River
The Cranesnest River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- McClure River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Tug Fork River
The Tug Fork is a tributary of the Big Sandy River, 154 mi long, in southwestern West Virginia, southwestern Virginia, and eastern Kentucky in the United States. Via the Big Sandy and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.It is also known as the Tug Fork River...
- Dry Fork
Dry Fork is a tributary of the Tug Fork, belonging to the Ohio River watershed. The river is located in McDowell County, West Virginia and Tazewell County, Virginia in the United States...

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- Kanawha River (WV)
- New River
- Bluestone River
The Bluestone River is a tributary of the New River, 77 mi long, in southwestern Virginia and southern West Virginia in the United States. Via the New, Kanawha and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River...
- East River
The East River is a short tributary of the New River in Mercer County, West Virginia and a small portion of Giles County, Virginia, in the United States...
- Wolf Creek
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Walker Creek
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Sinking Creek
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Little River
- Reed Island Creek
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Reed Creek
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Cripple Creek
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Chestnut Creek
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
Tennessee Drainage Basin

- Tennessee River (TN)
- Clinch River
The Clinch River rises in Southwest Virginia near Tazewell, VA and flows southwest through the Great Appalachian Valley, gathering various tributaries including the Powell River before joining the Tennessee River in East Tennessee.-Course:...
- Powell River
The Powell River in the United States rises in southwest Virginia and flows into East Tennessee.The river rises in rural Wise County, Virginia near the Laurel Grove community northwest of Norton and flows for several miles before the confluence with Roaring Fork in the Kent Junction community...
- North Fork Clinch River
The North Fork Clinch River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Guest River
The Guest River is a short tributary of the Clinch River in southwestern Virginia in the United States. It is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River by way of the Clinch, Tennessee and Ohio Rivers...
- Little River
The Little River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Holston River (TN)
- North Fork Holston River
- South Fork Holston River
- Middle Fork Holston River
Alphabetically
- Appomattox River
The Appomattox River is a tributary of the James River, approximately 137 miles , in central and eastern Virginia in the United States, named for the Appomattocs Indian tribe who lived along its lower banks in the 17th century...
- Ararat River
The Ararat River is a tributary of the Yadkin River in southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina in the United States. Via the Yadkin it is part of the watershed of the Pee Dee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean....
- Back Creek
Back Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River that flows north from Frederick County, Virginia to Berkeley County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. Back Creek's source lies along Frederick County's border with Hampshire County, West Virginia at Farmer's Gap in the Great North Mountain. Its...
- Back River
The Back River is an estuarine inlet of the Chesapeake Bay between the independent cities of Hampton and Poquoson in the Hampton Roads area of southeastern Virginia. Formed by the confluence of the Northwest and Southwest Branches, and at just over two miles long, the Back River is a breeding...
- Banister River
The Banister River is a tributary of the Dan River, about 65 mi long, in southern Virginia in the United States. Via the Dan, it is part of the watershed of the Roanoke River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. It rises on Brier Mountain in western Pittsylvania County and flows generally...
- Big Otter River
The Big Otter River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Blackwater River
The Blackwater River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
(City of Franklin)
- Blackwater River (Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, and Sussex Counties)
- Bluestone River
The Bluestone River is a tributary of the New River, 77 mi long, in southwestern Virginia and southern West Virginia in the United States. Via the New, Kanawha and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River...
- Browns Dan River
The Browns Dan River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Buffalo Creek
-Waterways:*Buffalo Creek *Buffalo River , called Buffalo Creek outside of Buffalo, New York.*Buffalo Creek , Pennsylvania*Buffalo Creek , Pennsylvania*Buffalo Creek , Pennsylvania...
- Bullpasture River
The Bullpasture River is a tributary of the Cowpasture River of Virginia in the United States.The Bullpasture River flows through Highland County, Virginia, from its headwaters on the boundary between Virginia and West Virginia...
- Bush River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Cameron Run
Cameron Run is a tributary stream of the Potomac River, located in the U.S. state of Virginia. A third-order stream, it is formed by the confluence of Backlick Run and Holmes Run; it flows eastward from Alexandria into Fairfax County before opening into Hunting Creek. Cameron Run Regional Park...
- Catoctin Creek
Catoctin Creek is the name of two streams in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States:*Catoctin Creek *Catoctin Creek Catoctin Creek is also a distilling company in Purcellville, Virginia, in the United States:...
- Calfpasture River
The Calfpasture River is a river in the U.S. state of Virginia. It flows about from its source, Gordons Peak in the Appalachian Mountains, to join the Little Calfpasture River, forming the Maury River...
- Chickahominy River
Chickahominy also known as "the Chick" is a river in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Virginia. The river rises about northwest of Richmond, Virginia and flows southeast and south to the James River...
- Clinch River
The Clinch River rises in Southwest Virginia near Tazewell, VA and flows southwest through the Great Appalachian Valley, gathering various tributaries including the Powell River before joining the Tennessee River in East Tennessee.-Course:...
- Coan River
The Coan River is a river in Virginia's Northern Neck region. It is a tributary of the Potomac River. It flows from its source in Heathsville through Northumberland County and into the Potomac between Lewisetta and Walnut Point....
- Cockle Creek
Cockle Creek is a stream in Chincoteague, Virginia between Chincoteague Inlet to the south and Chincoteague Bay to the North. It was the site of a naval battle during the Civil War, Battle of Cockle Creek....
- Cold Spring River
The Cold Spring River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Conway River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Corrotoman River
The Corrotoman River is a small river on the northern banks of the Rappahannock River. The Corrotoman River is about 8 miles from the mouth of the Rappahannock River, which drains into the Chesapeake Bay. The Corrotoman River cuts into the Northern Neck; a region of land between the Potomac River...
- Covington River
The Covington River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Cowpasture River
The Cowpasture River is a chief tributary of the James River in western Virginia in the United States.-Course:The Cowpasture rises in northeastern Highland County and flows generally southwestwardly, initially between Bullpasture Mountain and Shaws Ridge through a narrow valley floor near the...
- Cranesnest River
The Cranesnest River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Dan River
The Dan River flows in both the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. It originates in the state of Virginia in Patrick County and crosses the state border into Stokes County, North Carolina. It then flows into Rockingham County. From there it goes back into Virginia. It reenters North...
- Difficult Run
Difficult Run, despite its name, is a stream located in Northern Virginia, a tributary of the Potomac River, in the United States. The term run, for stream, is common usage in this part of Virginia; another stream is better known in American Civil War History: Bull Run...
- Doyles River
The Doyles River is a short tributary of the Moormans River in central Virginia in the United States. Via the Moormans, Rivanna and James Rivers, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay....
- Dry River
The Dry River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Eastern Branch Elizabeth River
The Eastern Branch Elizabeth River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- East River
The East River is a short tributary of the New River in Mercer County, West Virginia and a small portion of Giles County, Virginia, in the United States...
(Giles County)
- East River
East River is located in Mathews County in the Middle Peninsula region of Virginia. It flows into Mobjack Bay, which in turn, empties into the Chesapeake Bay....
(Mathews County)
- Elizabeth River
The Elizabeth River is a short tidal estuary forming an arm of Hampton Roads at the southern end of Chesapeake Bay in southeast Virginia in the United States. It is located along the southern side of the mouth of James River, between the cities of Portsmouth and Norfolk...
- Falling River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Fisher River
The Fisher River is a tributary of the Yadkin River in northwestern North Carolina in the United States, also draining a very small portion of southwestern Virginia. Via the Yadkin it is part of the watershed of the Pee Dee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean...
- Four Mile Run
Four Mile Run is a stream in Northern Virginia that proceeds from Fairfax County southeast through Falls Church to Arlington County in the U.S. state of Virginia...
- German River
The German River is the principal tributary of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River, approximately 9 mi long, in the U.S. state of Virginia...
- Great Wicomico River
The Great Wicomico River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Guest River
The Guest River is a short tributary of the Clinch River in southwestern Virginia in the United States. It is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River by way of the Clinch, Tennessee and Ohio Rivers...
- Hampton River
The Hampton River is a short tidal estuary which empties into Hampton Roads near its mouth. Hampton Roads in turn empties into the southern end of Chesapeake Bay in southeast Virginia in the United States...
- Hardware River
The Hardware River is a short tributary of the James River in central Virginia in the United States. Via the James River it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay....
- Harris River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Hazel River
The Hazel River is a tributary of the Rappahannock River in Northern Virginia in the United States. Via the Rappahannock, it is part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. It rises in Shenandoah National Park and flows generally eastwardly through Rappahannock and Culpeper Counties. It joins the...
- Hughes River
The Hughes River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Hyco River
The Hyco River is a tributary of the Dan River, which is a tributary of the Roanoke River. All three rivers flow through the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. In Person County, North Carolina the Hyco River is impounded by a dam, forming Hyco Lake...
- Indian River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Jackson River
The Jackson River is a major tributary of the James River in the U.S. state of Virginia. The James River is formed by the confluence of the Jackson River and the Cowpasture River.-Course:...
- James River
The James River in the U.S. state of Virginia is a long river, including its Jackson River source. It drains a catchment comprising . The watershed includes about 4% open water and an area with a population of 2.5 million people...
- Jordan River
The Jordan River is a minor headwater tributary of the Rappahannock River in Northern Virginia in the United States. It rises in Shenandoah National Park and flows for its entire length in northern Rappahannock County. The river flows generally eastwardly and joins the Rappahannock River from the...
- Lafayette River
The Lafayette River, earlier known as Tanner's Creek, is a short tidal estuary which empties into the Elizabeth River just south of Sewell's Point near its mouth at Hampton Roads, which in turn empties into the southern end of Chesapeake Bay in southeast Virginia in the United States...
- Levisa Fork River
The Levisa Fork is a tributary of the Big Sandy River, approximately 140 mi long, in southwestern Virginia and eastern Kentucky in the United States....
- Little Calfpasture River
The Little Calfpasture River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Little Dan River
The Little Dan River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Little Dry River
The Little Dry River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Little Falling River
The Little Falling River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Little Hunting Creek
Little Hunting Creek is a tidal tributary of the Potomac River located in Fairfax County, Virginia, not to be confused with Hunting Creek farther north...
- Little Nottoway River
The Little Nottoway River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Little Otter River
The Little Otter River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Little Piney River
The Little Piney River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Little River
Little River is a tributary stream of Goose Creek in Fauquier and Loudoun counties in Northern Virginia.The stream rises to the east of Marshall in Fauquier and flows nothwards along the western base of the Bull Run Mountains to Aldie, where it passes between the Bull Run Mountains and Catoctin...
(Fauquier and Loudoun Counties)
- Little River
The Little River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
(Augusta County)
- Little River (Floyd, Montgomery, and Pulaski Counties)
- Little River
The Little River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
(Russell and Tazewell Counties)
- Little River
The Little River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
(Hanover and Louisa Counties)
- Little Wicomico River
The Little Wicomico River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Little Willis River
The Little Willis River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Lynch River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Lynnhaven River
The Lynnhaven River is a tidal estuary located in the independent city of Virginia Beach, Virginia, in the United States, and flows into the Chesapeake Bay west of Cape Henry at Lynnhaven Inlet, beyond which is Lynnhaven Roads. It has a small, developed watershed covering 64 square miles,...
- McClure River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Machipongo River
The Machipongo River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Mat River
The Mattaponi River is a tributary of the York River estuary in eastern Virginia in the United States.It rises as four streams in Spotsylvania County, each of which is given a shorter piece of the Mattaponi's name:...
- Matta River
- Mattaponi River
The Mattaponi River is a tributary of the York River estuary in eastern Virginia in the United States.It rises as four streams in Spotsylvania County, each of which is given a shorter piece of the Mattaponi's name:...
- Maury River
The Maury River is a tributary of the James River, 40 mi long, in southwestern Virginia in the United States. Via the James River, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay.The Maury flows for its entire length in Rockbridge County...
- Mayo River
The Mayo River is a tributary of the Dan River, which in turn is a tributary of the Roanoke River. All three rivers flow through the U.S. states of Virginia and North Carolina.-Course:...
- Mechums River
The Mechums River is a short 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:...
- Meherrin River
The Meherrin River is a long river in the U.S. states of Virginia and North Carolina. It begins in central Virginia, about northwest of Emporia, and flows roughly east-southeast into North Carolina, where it joins the larger Chowan River. A twenty foot high dam on the river creates a reservoir in...
- Middle Fork Holston River
- Middle Meherrin River
The Middle Meherrin River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Middle River
The Middle River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Moormans River
The Moormans River is a short 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....
- Mosquito Creek
Mosquito Creek is a stream in Chincoteague, Virginia that connects with Cockle Creek to the south and a mouth at Chincoteague Bay to the North.-History:...
- Motto River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Nansemond River
The Nansemond River is a tributary of the James River in the U.S. state of Virginia. Bridges over it include the Nansemond River Bridge and Kings Highway Bridge , both once toll bridges. It passes near downtown Suffolk, forming the old north city limits.One of the three high schools in Suffolk, VA...
- New River
- Newfound River
The Newfound River is a short tributary of the South Anna River in east-central Virginia in the United States. Via the South Anna, Pamunkey and York Rivers, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay....
- Ni River
- North Anna River
The North Anna River is a principal tributary of the Pamunkey River, about 70 mi long, in central Virginia in the United States. Via the Pamunkey and York Rivers, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay...
- North Fork Clinch River
The North Fork Clinch River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- North Fork Holston River
- North Fork Shenandoah River
- North Landing River
The North Landing River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- North Mayo River
The North Mayo River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- North Meherrin River
The North Meherrin River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- North River (Augusta and Rockingham Counties)
- North River
The North River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
(Buckingham County)
- North River
The North River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
(Gloucester and Mathews Counties)
- Northwest River
- Northwest Yeocomico River
The Northwest Yeocomico River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Nottoway River
The Nottoway River is in southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. It is part of the Chowan River system, which flows into Albemarle Sound in North Carolina....
- Occoquan River
The Occoquan River flows into the Potomac River at Belmont Bay, and is located in Northern Virginia, along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States . The river is approximately 20 mi long and its watershed covers about 590 square miles...
- Opequon Creek
Opequon Creek is a tributary stream of the Potomac River. It flows into the Potomac northeast of Martinsburg in Berkeley County, West Virginia and its source lies northwest of the community of Opequon at the foot of Great North Mountain in Frederick County, Virginia...
- Otter River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Pagan River
The Pagan River is a tributary of the James River located in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. The historic town of Smithfield is located on the banks of this river....
- Pamunkey River
The Pamunkey River is a tributary of the York River, about 90 mi long, in eastern Virginia in the United States. Via the York River it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay.-Course:...
- Pedlar River
The Pedlar River is a short tributary of the James River in west-central Virginia in the United States. Via the James River, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay.The Pedlar River flows for its entire length in western Amherst County...
- Perrin River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Piankatank River
The Piankatank River is a river in the United States state of Virginia. Located on the Middle Peninsula, between the Rappahannock and York Rivers, it was the site of numerous actions during the American Civil War....
- Pigg River
The Pigg River is a river in south-central Virginia in the United States. It is a tributary of the Roanoke River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean via Albemarle Sound....
- Pimmit Run
Pimmit Run is a stream in Northern Virginia that runs from Fairfax County to the Potomac River at Chain Bridge in the Arlingwood neighborhood of Arlington County.Pimmit Run forms south of Leesburg Pike in Pimmit Hills...
- Piney River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
(Amherst and Nelson Counties)
- Piney River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
(Rappahannock County)
- Po River
- Pocaty River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Pocomoke River
The Pocomoke River stretches approximately 73 miles from southern Delaware through southeastern Maryland in the United States. At its mouth, the river is essentially an arm of Chesapeake Bay, whereas the upper river flows through a series of relatively inaccessible wetlands called the Great...
- Poni River
- Poquoson River
The Poquoson River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Poropotank River
The Poropotank River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Potomac River
The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. The river is approximately 383 statute miles long, with a drainage area of about 14,700 square miles . In terms of area, this makes the Potomac River the fourth largest river along the...
- Pound River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Powell River
The Powell River in the United States rises in southwest Virginia and flows into East Tennessee.The river rises in rural Wise County, Virginia near the Laurel Grove community northwest of Norton and flows for several miles before the confluence with Roaring Fork in the Kent Junction community...
- Quantico Creek
Quantico Creek is a tidal tributary of the Potomac River located in eastern Prince William County, Virginia. Quantico Creek's source lies southeast of Independent Hill, flows through Prince William Forest Park and Dumfries and empties into the Potomac at Possum Point.- History :Captain John Smith...
- Rapidan River
The Rapidan River is the largest tributary of the Rappahannock River in North-central Virginia. The two rivers converge just west of the city of Fredericksburg. Sections of the lower Rapidan River will soon be preserved by a conservation easement...
- Rappahannock River
The Rappahannock River is a river in eastern Virginia, in the United States, approximately 184 miles in length. It traverses the entire northern part of the state, from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the west, across the Piedmont, to Chesapeake Bay, south of the Potomac River.An important river in...
- Rivanna River
The Rivanna River is a tributary of the James River, about 50 mi long, in central Virginia in the United States. The Rivanna's tributaries originate in the Blue Ridge Mountains; via the James River, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay....
- Roach River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Roanoke River
The Roanoke River is a river in southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina in the United States, 410 mi long. A major river of the southeastern United States, it drains a largely rural area of the coastal plain from the eastern edge of the Appalachian Mountains southeast across the Piedmont...
(or Staunton River)
- Robinson River
The Robinson River is a tributary of the Rapidan River, about long, in Madison County, Virginia in the United States. It flows southeast through White Oak Canyon and Berry Hollow, under Routes 231, 29 and 15...
- Rockfish River
The Rockfish River is a tributary of the James River, about 40 mi long, in central Virginia in the United States. Via the James River, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay.-Course:...
- Rose River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Rush River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Russell Fork River
The Russell Fork River is a tributary of the Levisa Fork River in southwestern Virginia and southeastern Kentucky in the United States. Known for its whitewater rafting, It rises in the Appalachian Mountains of Southwest Virginia, in southern Dickenson County, Virginia and flows North through the...
- Saint Marys River
- Sandy River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
(Pittsylvania County, City of Danville)
- Sandy River
Sandy River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
(Prince Edward County)
- Severn River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Shenandoah River
The Shenandoah River is a tributary of the Potomac River, approximately 150 mi long, in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia...
- Shoemaker River
The Shoemaker River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Sinking Creek
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Slate River
-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Smith River
The Smith River is a river in the U.S. states of Virginia and North Carolina. It is a tributary of the Dan River, which it joins at Eden, North Carolina...
- South Anna River
The South Anna River is a principal tributary of the Pamunkey River, about 85 mi long, in central Virginia in the United States. Via the Pamunkey and York Rivers, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay....
- South Branch Potomac River
- South Buffalo Creek
South Buffalo Creek is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Southern Branch Elizabeth River
The Southern Branch Elizabeth River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- South Fork Clinch River
- South Fork Holston River
- South Fork Shenandoah River
- South Mayo River
The South Mayo River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- South Meherrin River
The South Meherrin River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- South River
The South River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
(Caroline and Spotsylvania Counties)
- South River
The South River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
(Rockbridge and Augusta Counties)
- South River
The South River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
(Greene County)
- South River (Augusta and Rockingham Counties)
- South Yeocomico River
The South Yeocomico River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Staunton River
The Staunton River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
(Madison County)
- Staunton River (or Roanoke River
The Roanoke River is a river in southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina in the United States, 410 mi long. A major river of the southeastern United States, it drains a largely rural area of the coastal plain from the eastern edge of the Appalachian Mountains southeast across the Piedmont...
)
- Stinking River
The Stinking River is a short tributary of the Banister River in southern Virginia in the United States. Via the Banister and Dan Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Roanoke River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. The Stinking River flows for its entire length in Pittsylvania...
- Ta River
- Thornton River
The Thornton River is a river in the US state of Virginia. It is a tributary of the Hazel River, which it joins in Culpeper County; it then continues on into Rappahannock County, paralleling U.S. Route 211 for some of its length...
- Tug Fork River
The Tug Fork is a tributary of the Big Sandy River, 154 mi long, in southwestern West Virginia, southwestern Virginia, and eastern Kentucky in the United States. Via the Big Sandy and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.It is also known as the Tug Fork River...
- Tye River
The Tye River is a tributary of the James River in central Virginia in the United States. Originating on the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Nelson County, and fed by the Little Piney and Piney Rivers, by way of the James River it is part of the watershed of the Chesapeake...
- Ware River
The Ware River is a Massachusetts river that has two forks, the longest of which begins near Hubbardston, Massachusetts, continues through the middle of the state, joins the Quaboag River, and ends in Three Rivers, Massachusetts, where it joins the Chicopee River on its way to the Connecticut River...
- Warwick River
Warwick River is the name of several rivers:In New Zealand*Warwick River, New ZealandIn the United States*Warwick River *Warwick River *Warwick River Shire, a former division of Virginia...
- Western Branch Elizabeth River
The Western Branch Elizabeth River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- West Yeocomico River
The West Yeocomico River is a river in the United States state of Virginia.-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
- Willis River
The Willis River is a short tributary of the James River in central Virginia in the United States. Via the James River, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay....
- Yeocomico River
The Yeocomico River is a small tributary of the southern tidal portion of the Potomac River in Virginia's Northern Neck. The Yeocomico forms the boundary between Westmoreland and Northumberland Counties...
- York River
The York River is a navigable estuary, approximately 40 mi long, in eastern Virginia in the United States. It ranges in width from 1 mi. at its head to 2.5 mi near its mouth on the west side of Chesapeake Bay. Its watershed drains an area including portions of 17 counties of the...