Pamunkey River

Pamunkey River
In Lanexa, Virginia
York River watershed showing the Pamunkey River south of the Mattaponi River
Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
Counties	New Kent, King William, Caroline, Hanover
Physical characteristics
Source	Confluence of the North Anna and South Anna rivers
• location	Near Ashland, forms part of the boundary of Hanover County and Caroline County
• coordinates	37°48′13″N 77°24′27″W
Mouth	York River
• location	West Point, King William County
• coordinates	37°31′3″N 76°47′29″W
Length	93 mi (150 km)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	North Anna River
• right	South Anna River

The Pamunkey River is a tributary of the York River, about 93 mi (150 km) long, in eastern Virginia in the United States. Via the York River it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay.

Course

The Pamunkey River is formed by the confluence of the North Anna and South Anna rivers on the boundary of Hanover and Caroline counties, about 5 mi (8 km) northeast of the town of Ashland. It flows generally southeastwardly past the Pamunkey Indian Reservation to the town of West Point, where it meets the Mattaponi River to form the York River. The river's course is used to define all or portions of the southern boundaries of Caroline and King William counties and the northern boundaries of Hanover and New Kent counties.

Variant names

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names settled on "Pamunkey River" as the river's official name in 1892. According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known as:

• Pamauncke River
• Pamoeoncock River
• Pamunky River
• Pemaeoncock
• Yough-ta-mund
• Youghtanund

See also

• List of Virginia rivers

References

• Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
• DeLorme (2005). Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-326-5.