South River (Mattaponi River tributary)

South River is a 16.9-mile-long (27.2 km)[1] river in Caroline County in Virginia, United States. It is a tributary of the Mattaponi River.

South River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationVirginia

Rising at the boundary between Caroline County and Spotsylvania County, the South River flows east, passing under U.S. Route 1 and Interstate 95, joining the Mattaponi north of Milford. Via the Mattaponi and York rivers, the South River is part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

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: South River
  • USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia (1974)
  • Salmon, Emily J.; Edward D. C. Campbell, Jr., eds. (1994). The Hornbook of Virginia History (4th ed.). Richmond, VA: Virginia Office of Graphic Communications. ISBN 0-88490-177-7.

38.03486°N 77.38720°W / 38.03486; -77.38720


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