Piney River (Thornton River tributary)

The Piney River is an 8.3-mile-long (13.4 km)[1] river in the U.S. state of Virginia. Rising in the northern part of Shenandoah National Park, it is a tributary of the Thornton River, and via the Hazel and Rappahannock rivers is part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Piney River
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, accessed April 1, 2011
  • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Piney River
  • 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.

38.67818°N 78.23306°W / 38.67818; -78.23306



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