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Brocks Gap

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Brocks Gap
View east along SR 259 approaching Brocks Gap
Elevation1,073 ft (327 m)
Traversed byVirginia Route 259
LocationRockingham county, Virginia,
United States
RangeLittle North Mountain
Coordinates38°38′35″N 78°51′46″W / 38.6431735°N 78.86280341°W / 38.6431735; -78.86280341
Brocks Gap is located in Virginia
Brocks Gap

Brocks Gap is a water gap in Rockingham County, Virginia, where the North Fork of the Shenandoah River flows through Little North Mountain.[1] The gap was the proposed site of the never-built Brocks Gap Dam and is traversed by Virginia Route 259.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Brocks Gap". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  2. ^ "Vol. 2 – Major Reservoir Project Descriptions". Potomac River Basin Report. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. February 1963. pp. 75–85. hdl:2027/uiug.30112060272249.