Jackson River (Virginia)

Jackson River
Jacksons River, Jackson's River
Jackson River; Jacksons River, Jackson's River
	A CSX freight train crosses the Jackson River near Covington.
	Location of the mouth of the Jackson River in Virginia
Etymology	William Jackson, the first settler on the river.
Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Alleghany County, Botetourt County, Bath County, Highland County
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Appalachian Mountains, Highland County, Virginia
• coordinates	38°26′7″N 79°38′35″W / 38.43528°N 79.64306°W
Mouth	James River
• location	Alleghany County, Virginia
• coordinates	37°47′3″N 79°46′33″W / 37.78417°N 79.77583°W
Length	96 mi (154 km)

The Jackson River is a major tributary of the James River in the U.S. state of Virginia, flowing 96.4 miles (155.1 km).^[3] The James River is formed by the confluence of the Jackson River and the Cowpasture River.

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jackson River
^ Cite error: The named reference gannett was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 1, 2011

[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jackson River

[gannett-2] Cite error: The named reference gannett was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[NHD-3] U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 1, 2011

[2]

[1]

[3]