The Lynch River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the
North Fork Rivanna River in the
U.S. state
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of
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 ...
. It is part of the
James River watershed. It rises at the unincorporated community of Mission Home near the boundary of
Shenandoah National Park
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and flows southeast past
Shady Grove and
Nortonsville to join the
Roach River, forming the North Fork of the Rivanna at their confluence. The Lynch River flows through
Greene
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Places United States
*Greene, Indiana, an unincorporated community
*Greene, Iowa, a city
*Greene, Maine, a town
** Greene (CDP), Maine, in the town of Greene
*Greene (town), New York
** Greene (village), New York, in the town ...
and
Albemarle counties, crossing their boundary several times.
See also
*
List of rivers of Virginia
References
*
*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia (1974)
*
Rivers of Virginia
Tributaries of the James River
Rivers of Greene County, Virginia
Rivers of Albemarle County, Virginia
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