Mattaponi River
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The Mattaponi River is a tributary in eastern Virginia that flows through rural Tidewater regions before joining with the Pamunkey River to form the York River.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mattaponi River canonical | 2 |
| Mattaponi | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndigenousGroup | Mattaponi Indian Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy |
U.S. Route 301
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia State Route 30 NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia State Route 33 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dischargesInto | Chesapeake Bay via York River ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | York River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern | water quality and habitat conservation ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally southeast ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Caroline County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Essex County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ King William County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ King and Queen County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ forested floodplains ⓘ rural areas ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| formedByConfluenceOf |
Matta River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ni River NERFINISHED ⓘ Po River NERFINISHED ⓘ Ta River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | tidal freshwater marshes near its mouth ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Maracossic Creek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reedy Creek (Mattaponi River tributary) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
American shad
ⓘ
Atlantic sturgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ anadromous fish species ⓘ river herring ⓘ |
| joinsWith | Pamunkey River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 103 km
ⓘ
approximately 64 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Tidewater Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Town of West Point, Virginia ⓘ |
| mouth | York River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | confluence with Pamunkey River at West Point, Virginia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mattaponi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Chesapeake Bay watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Atlantic coastal plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverSystem | York River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | confluence of Matta, Po, Ni, and Ta rivers near Spotsylvania County, Virginia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boating
ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mattaponi