James River Watershed Map

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Intermittent streams with permanent pools add another 74 miles.

James river watershed map. Chickahominy water trail and guide map this map and guide were created by the james river association with the assistance of charles city county new kent county james city county the chickahominy tribe the virginia foundation for the humanities the virginia council on indians and the virginia department of conservation and recreation. The james river is a river in the us. State of virginia that begins in the appalachian mountains and flows 348 miles 560 km to chesapeake baythe river length extends to 444 miles 715 km if one includes the jackson river the longer of its two source tributaries.

It is the longest river in virginia and the 12th longest river in the united states that remains entirely within a single state. The upper james river water trail is organized into 11 segments all of which offer breathtaking mountain scenery and excellent fishing. Zoom in on the map below and use the arrow tools to navigate around the map for more details on each segment.

Scroll down to find pdfs that are available to download for free. The james river watershed. The james river is virginias largest river flowing across the entire state from its beginning at the headwaters of the cowpasture and jackson rivers in bath and highland counties to its mouth at the chesapeake bay in hampton roads.

Wm vims ccrm gis data maps static maps static maps. A watershed map gallery for internet users york river and james river watersheds the comprehensive coastal inventory program cci at the virginia institute of marine science vims has been accumulating available resource information in support of watershed level planning for more than ten years. The entire watershed was addressed by the sd denr james river water development district and us epa in a four year assessment beginning in 2005 lower james river watershed assessment.

To locate and document sources of nonpoint source pollution and produce feasible restoration recommendations. The james river watershed based plan is an effort by local organizations and individuals working to preserve and enhance the quality of james river and the creeks and springs that flow into it collectively called the james river watershedthe plan is expected to be complete by the end of 2018. This narrow area was formed by the james lobe of the laurentide ice sheet during the last ice age and as a consequence the watershed of the river is slender and it has few major tributaries for a river of its length.

The james drops approximately 5 inches 130 mm per 1 mile 16 km and this low gradient sometimes leads to reverse flow. This james river tributary can be floated in high or medium high water. A floating wading technique is better for lower water and fishing.

There are dams to portage but the pools they form are short. The gradient of the lower 18 miles is 65. A few places rate up to iii due to obstructions.

The james river watershed totals 1512 square miles. Streams of order 5 or greater are james river flat creek wilson creek finley creek crane creek and rockhouse creek. The total mileage of streams with permanent flow is 289 miles.