Hughes River (Virginia)

The Hughes River is a 14.0-mile-long (22.5 km)[1] river in Madison, Rappahannock, and Culpeper counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. The river rises on the east slope of Stony Man mountain in Shenandoah National Park and flows southeast past the village of Nethers to join the Hazel River west of Boston, Virginia. Via the Hazel River and the Rappahannock River, the Hughes River is part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Hughes River
Headwaters scene in Madison County
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationVirginia

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 1, 2011
  • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hughes River
  • USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia (1974)
  • Salmon, Emily J.; Campbell, Jr., Edward D. C. (1994). The Hornbook of Virginia History (4th ed.). Richmond, VA: Virginia Office of Graphic Communications. ISBN 0-88490-177-7.

38.52374°N 78.16972°W / 38.52374; -78.16972



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