James River
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The James River is a river in Virginia that begins in the Appalachian Mountains and flows from the confluence of the Cowpasture and Jackson Rivers in Botetourt County 348 miles to the Chesapeake Bay.
James River at the crossing of the Blue Ridge Parkway
The James at Percival's Island Riverwalk in Lynchburg, Virginia
The James River through Richmond, Virginia
James River at Huntington Park Beach in Newport News
Chesapeake Bay
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The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. The bay is located in the Mid-Atlantic region and is primarily separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Delmarva Peninsula, including pa
James River
…begins in the Appalachian Mountains and flows from the confluence of the Cowpasture and Jackson Rivers in Botetourt County 348 miles (560 km) to the Chesapeake Bay. The river length extends to 444 miles (715 km) if the Jackson River, the longer of its two headwaters, is included. It is the longest river in Virginia…
View of the eastern bay in Maryland at sunset
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge, near Annapolis, Maryland
The bay viewed from a plane
Food chain diagram for waterbirds of the Chesapeake Bay