Appomattox River

Appomattox River
The Appomattox River at Matoaca, Virginia
Map of the James River watershed with the Appomattox River watershed highlighted light yellow; the Appomattox River is shown in dark blue
Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
Cities	Petersburg, Tri-cities
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Appomattox, Virginia
• coordinates	37°23′46″N 78°49′44″W / 37.39614°N 78.82888°W / 37.39614; -78.82888[1]
• elevation	820 ft (250 m)[2]
Mouth	James River
• location	Hopewell, Virginia
• coordinates	37°19′15″N 77°16′32″W / 37.32083°N 77.27556°W / 37.32083; -77.27556[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length	157 mi (253 km)[1]
Basin size	1,344 sq mi (3,480 km2)[3]
Discharge
• location	Matoaca[3]
• average	1,366 cu ft/s (38.7 m3/s)[3]
• minimum	18 cu ft/s (0.51 m3/s)
• maximum	39,400 cu ft/s (1,120 m3/s)

The Appomattox River is a tributary of the James River, approximately 157 miles (253 km) long,^[4] in central and eastern Virginia, named for the Appomattocs Indian tribe who lived along its lower banks in the 17th century. It drains a cotton and tobacco-growing region of the Piedmont and coastal plain southwest of Richmond.