Everything about the Pamunkey River totally explained
The
Pamunkey River is a
tributary of the
York River, about 90 mi (145 km) long, in eastern
Virginia in the
United States. Via the York River it's part of the
watershed of
Chesapeake Bay.
Course
The Pamunkey River is formed by the confluence of the
North Anna River and the
South Anna River on the boundary of
Hanover and
Caroline Counties, about 5 mi (8 km) northeast of the town of
Ashland. It flows generally southeastwardly past the
Pamunkey Indian Reservation to the town of
West Point, where it meets the
Mattaponi River to form the York River. The river's course is used to define all or portions of the southern boundaries of Caroline and
King William Counties and the northern boundaries of Hanover and
New Kent Counties.
Variant names
The U.S.
Board on Geographic Names settled on "Pamunkey River" as the river's official name in 1892. According to the
Geographic Names Information System it has also been known as:
- Pamauncke River
- Pamoeoncock River
- Pamunky River
- Pemaeoncock
- Yough-ta-mund
- Youghtanund
Further Information
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