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» This article is about the river in Virginia in the United States. For other uses, see Shenandoah (disambiguation)
The
Shenandoah River is a
tributary of the
Potomac River, approximately 150 mi (241 km) long, in the
U.S. states of
Virginia and
West Virginia. The principal tributary of the Potomac, the river and its tributaries drain several lateral valleys in the
Appalachians on the west side of the
Blue Ridge Mountains, mostly in northwestern Virginia.
The Shenandoah is one of the rare North American rivers that flows to the north.
It is formed north of
Front Royal at
Riverton, Virginia, by the
confluence of the
South Fork (the longer branch) and the
North Fork. It flows northeast across
Warren and
Clarke counties, then into West Virginia, crossing the extreme eastern tip of the state. It joins the Potomac from the south near
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
The
Shenandoah valley is underlain by
limestone. The fertile soil made it a favored place for early settlement and it continues to be a major
agricultural area of Virginia and West Virginia. Some
karst topography is evident and Luray Caverns in
Luray, Virginia is a popular tourist attraction.
The Shenandoah River is mentioned in
John Denver's "
Take Me Home, Country Roads," which associates the river with the state of
West Virginia. In fact, both the Shenandoah and the also mentioned
Blue Ridge Mountains are, with the exception of the tiny geological fingertip near
Harper's Ferry, entirely within the state of
Virginia.
Tributaries
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