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The James River forms near Iron Gate on the border between Alleghany and Botetourt counties, from the confluence of the Cowpasture and Jackson rivers in the Appalachian Mountains. It flows into the Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads. Tidal waters extend west to Richmond at the river's fall line (the head of navigation). The James River through ...
Chesterfield sources water from the James River, Lake Chesdin, and the Swift Creek Reservoir. [15] Normally, Chesterfield receives about 20% of its water from the city. [16] About 27 Chesterfield residents receive their water directly from the city. They are unable to be connected to county water due to pressure and geographic constraints. [5]
Bosher's Dam is a historic low head dam (also called a weir) built upon the James River just west of Richmond, Virginia.It is a 12-foot-high stone structure which interrupts the natural flow of Virginia's largest self-contained river by spanning the waterway between suburban Tuckahoe in Henrico County and the western part of Richmond just west of the Edward E. Willey Bridge.
Belle Isle is a 54 acre island in the city of Richmond, Virginia on the James River, and is part of the James River Park System.It is accessible to pedestrian and bicycle traffic via a suspension footbridge that runs under the Robert E. Lee Memorial Bridge from the northern shore or via a wooden bridge from the southern shore.
HAER No. VA-22, "James River & Kanawha Canal, South River Dam & Lock, Maury River, Lexington, Lexington, VA" HAER No. VA-23, "James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to Thirteenth Streets, north of Canal Street, Richmond, Independent City, VA" HAER No. VA-24, "James River & Kanawha Canal, Three Mile Locks, Pumphouse Drive, Richmond ...
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Media related to James River Bridge (Interstate 95) at Wikimedia Commons DHRM WebCAM view from the 13th Floor of the State of Virginia's Monroe Building pointed Southward showing I-95 & James River Bridge in Richmond, Va.
The Flood Marker of 1771 is a monument that marks the high point of a flood of the James River on May 27, 1771, that killed around 150 people near Richmond, Virginia. [3] [4] The river reached a flood stage of around 45 feet (14 m) above its normal levels. [4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. [1]