Shenandoah River Stats

Place Name

Shenandoah River

Place Status (Type)

river

Location

Rockingham County, Virginia (VA), USA

Shenandoah River , c.150 mi/241 km long, Va.; rises in 2 forks on either side of Massanutten Ridge. The North Fork rises in Rockingham co. W of Massanutten; flows through Timberville and Strasburg; South fork rises in Augusta co. as the union of the North, Middle, and South rivers and flows through Elkton and Shenandoah. The two branches unite near Front Royal, then flow NE to enter the Potomac R. at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

The Rapidan River Stats

Place Name

Rapidan River

Place Status (Type)

river

Location

Greene County, Virginia, USA, America

Rapidan River , c.90 mi/145 km long, N Va.; rises in Blue Ridge on Madison-Greene co. line, 8 mi/12.9 km N of Stanardsville; flows SE, NE past Rapidan and E to Rappahannock R., 8 mi/12.9 km NW of Fredericksburg; 38°29'N 78°25'W. Receives Robinson R. from NW, 3 mi/4.8 km W of Rapidan.

Potomac River Stats

Place Name

Potomac

Pronunciation

puh-TO-muhk

Place Status (Type)

river

Location

Maryland, United States, North America

Potomac (puh-TO-muhk), river, 285 mi/459 km long, E central U.S.; formed SE of Cumberland (Md.), by the confluence of its North and South branches; flows generally SE to Chesapeake Bay. Forms part of the border bet. Md. and W.Va. and then separates Va. from both Md. and D.C. The upper course of the Potomac has cut several gaps across the parallel ridges of the Appalachian Mts.; the water gap at Harpers Ferry (W.Va.) is the largest. The river passes over the Great Falls above Wash., D.C., where it is crossed by Arlington Memorial Bridge and others, and enters a tidal estuary below the city. It is navigable for large ships to Wash., D.C., and formerly many smaller boats went to Cumberland (Md.), via the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Its principal tributary is the Shenandoah R., which it receives at Harpers Ferry. The river is noted for both its beauty and its historical associations. Mt. Vernon is on the Va. shore below Wash., D.C.

Gunpowder River Stats

Place Name

Gunpowder River

Place Status (Type)

river

Location

Maryland, United States, North America

Gunpowder River , N Md., estuary (c.9 mi/14.5 km long) receiving Gunpowder Falls and Little Gunpowder Falls (streams); flows through Hartford and Baltimore cos., enters Chesapeake Bay in Aberdeen Proving Ground, c.15 mi/24 km ENE of Baltimore. The 2 most popular explanations for the name are that Native Americans buried gunpowder along the banks thinking it would grow and a miller ground charcoal here for gunpowder.