The Hardware River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
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tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...

of the James River in central

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

in the United States. It is part of the watershed of

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. The Hardware River is formed by the confluence of its short north and south forks in southern

Albemarle County Albemarle County is a county located in the Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its county seat is Charlottesville, which is an independent city and enclave entirely surrounded by the county. Albemarle County is part of the Char ...

and flows generally southeastwardly into southwestern

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, where it joins the James River about southeast of Scottsville.

References

* DeLorme (2005). ''Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. . * Rivers of Virginia Tributaries of the James River Rivers of Albemarle County, Virginia Rivers of Fluvanna County, Virginia {{Virginia-river-stub

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