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VIRGINIA WATERSHEDS

VIRGINIA WATERSHEDS. THE STATE OF VIRGINIA HAS 14 WATERSHEDS. The following slides feature these via pictures and/or descriptions. ALBEMARLE SOUND COASTAL. THE ALBEMARLE WATERSHED COVERS ABOUT 3,900 SQUARE MILES. ABOUT 577 SQ. MILES OF IT IS IN VIRGINIA. ATLANTIC COASTAL.

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VIRGINIA WATERSHEDS

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  1. VIRGINIA WATERSHEDS

  2. THE STATE OF VIRGINIA HAS 14 WATERSHEDS • The following slides feature these via pictures and/or descriptions.

  3. ALBEMARLE SOUND COASTAL • THE ALBEMARLE WATERSHED COVERS ABOUT 3,900 SQUARE MILES. • ABOUT 577 SQ. MILES OF IT IS IN VIRGINIA.

  4. ATLANTIC COASTAL • 41% OF THE ATLANTIC COASTAL IS WATER. ONLY 2% OF IT IS IN VIRGINIA.

  5. BIG SANDY RIVER • THE BIG SANDY RIVER WATERSHED DRAINS IN KENTUCKY, VIRGINIA, AND WEST VIRGINIA. • THE BIG SANDY RIVER IS 2,300 SQUARE MILES AND 575 SQUARE MILES OF IT ARE IN VIRGINIA.

  6. CHESAPEAKE BAY &SMALL COASTAL • CHESAPEAKE BAY AND SMALL COASTAL IS IN THE EASTERN PART OF VIRGINIA. • THE CHESAPEAKE BAY/SMALL COASTAL COVERS 1,588 SQUARE MILES.

  7. CHOWAN RIVER • THE CHOWAN RIVER IS IN VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. • THE CHOWAN RIVER IS 4,900 SQUARE MILES AND 76% OF IT IS IN VIRGINIA

  8. CLINCH/POWELL RIVERS • THE CLINCH/POWELL RIVERS ARE 1,773 MILES LONG. • THEY DRAIN 805,322 ACRES.

  9. HOLSTON RIVER • THE HOLSTON RIVER WATERSHED HAS THREE MAIN TRIBUTARIES: NORTH FORK, SOUTH FORK, AND MIDDLE FORK. • THOSE TRIBUTARIES DRAIN 845,585 ACRES.

  10. JAMES RIVER • THE JAMES RIVER IS 10,236 SQUARE MILES. • IT IS THE LARGEST RIVER CONTAINED IN ONE STATE.

  11. NEW RIVER • THE NEW RIVER WATERSHED IS 6,952 SQUARE MILES. • 3,068 SQUARE MILES OF IT ARE IN VIRGINIA.

  12. POTOMAC/SHENANDOAH RIVERS • THE POTOMAC/SHENANDOAH RIVER WATERSHED IS 3,063 SQUARE MILES. • IT’S MAIN STEM BEGINS IN FRONT ROYAL.

  13. RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER • THE RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER IS 2,715 SQUARE MILES.

  14. YORK RIVER • THE YORK RIVER IS 2,670 SQUARE MILES.

  15. Roanoke Watershed

  16. YADKIN RIVER WATERSHED • The Yadkin River is Virginia’s smallest watershed

  17. SLIDE SHOW, ANIMATIONS, AND DESIGNS BY: TAYLOR FRANKLIN EDITING BY: MS. MAUNEY-TYLER

  18. THANKS FOR WATCHING

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