The German River is the principal
tributary
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of the North Fork of the
Shenandoah River, flowing for
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed August 15, 2011 in the
U.S. state
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of
Virginia
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. The river originates in northern
Rockingham County, just east of the
West Virginia
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border, in the
George Washington National Forest
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, near the crest of
Shenandoah Mountain
Shenandoah Mountain is a mountain ridge approximately long in Virginia and West Virginia. The steep, narrow, sandstone-capped ridge extends from northern Bath County, Virginia to southern Hardy County, West Virginia. Along the way, its crest def ...
in the
Allegheny Mountains
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.
Course
The German River rises from a mountain spring in the Cow Run area of Rockingham County, southwest of the town of
Bergton. From an elevation of above sea level, it descends rapidly to the northeast between Fulk Mountain and Black Lick Mountain. The valley begins to widen and have some cultivation below above sea level. Tributaries of the German River (ordered from upstream to downstream) are Camp Rader Run, Beech Lick Run, Sumac Run, Paint Lick Run, the
Cold Spring River
The Cold Spring River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 15, 2011 mountain stream in Rockingham County in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is a tributary of the G ...
, Persimmon Run, and Siever Run. Near Bergton, the German River joins Crab Run to form the North Fork of the Shenandoah River.
Tributaries
*Beech Lick Run
*Sumac Run
*
Cold Spring River
The Cold Spring River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 15, 2011 mountain stream in Rockingham County in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is a tributary of the G ...
*Persimmon Run
*Siever Run
See also
*
List of rivers of Virginia
References
*
External links
Google Map - German River
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Rivers of Virginia
Tributaries of the Shenandoah River
Rivers of Rockingham County, Virginia