The Piney River is an
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
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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 ...
. Rising in the northern part of
Shenandoah National Park
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, it is a
tributary
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of the
Thornton River
The Thornton River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 river in the U.S. state of Virginia. It rises at Thornton Gap in Shenandoah National Park and flows ...
, and via the
Hazel
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and
Rappahannock
Rappahannock may refer to:
Education
*Rappahannock Academy & Military Institute (1813–1873), a school in Caroline County, Virginia
*Rappahannock Community College, a two-year college located in Glenns and Warsaw, Virginia
*Rappahannock County ...
rivers is part of the
Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay ( ) is the largest estuary in the United States. The Bay is located in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region and is primarily separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Delmarva Peninsula (including the parts: the ...
watershed.
See also
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List of rivers of Virginia
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Virginia.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries, arranged in the order of their confluence from mouth to source, indented under each larger stream's nam ...
References
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Rivers of Virginia
Tributaries of the Rappahannock River
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