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Saint Marys River (Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°55′44″N 79°10′29″W / 37.92875°N 79.17475°W / 37.92875; -79.17475
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The Saint Marys River is an 8.4-mile-long (13.5 km)[1] tributary of the South River in Augusta County in the U.S. state of Virginia. By the South and Maury rivers, it is part of the James River watershed.

The river flows through the Blue Ridge Mountains, rising north of the Blue Ridge Parkway near the highlands known as Big Levels, and flows west to the South River near the village of Steeles Tavern.

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References

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  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: Saint Marys 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.

37°55′44″N 79°10′29″W / 37.92875°N 79.17475°W / 37.92875; -79.17475