Swift Creek is a
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U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...
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 rises west of
Richmond
Richmond most often refers to:
* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
* Richmond, London, a part of London
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
* Richmond, California, ...
in
Powhatan County
Powhatan County () is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,033. Its county seat is Powhatan.
Powhatan County is included in the Greater Richmond Region.
The James River forms the cou ...
near
U.S. Route 60 and travels southeast through Powhatan County and into
Chesterfield County southwest of Hallsboro. Swift Creek flows to the north side of the
Swift Creek Reservoir
The Swift Creek Reservoir is a , , man made lake in Chesterfield County, Virginia. It is deep at the channel and deep on average. It provides 20 percent of the county's water supply, and has a watershed area of . It is fed by eight tributary cr ...
. After a series of twists and turns it courses into
Pocahontas State Park
Pocahontas State Park is a state park located in Chesterfield, Virginia, United States, not far from the state capitol of Richmond. The park was laid out by the Civilian Conservation Corps along the Swift Creek, and at was, at its creation, Virg ...
, where it then forms Swift Creek Lake. After flowing out of Pocahontas State Park and into southeastern Chesterfield County, it eventually forms the northern boundary of
Colonial Heights, where it joins the
Appomattox River
The Appomattox River is a tributary of the James River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 in central and eastern Virginia in the United ...
.
See also
*
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
*
*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia (1974)
*
Rivers of Virginia
Tributaries of the James River
Bodies of water of Powhatan County, Virginia
Colonial Heights, Virginia
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