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Encyclopedia > Elizabeth River (Virginia)

The Elizabeth River is a short tidal estuary forming an arm of Hampton Roads at the southern end of Chesapeake Bay in southeast Virginia in the United States. It is located along the southern side of the mouth of James River, between the cities of Portsmouth and Norfolk. The estuary provides significant military and commercial port facilities for the two cities. An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water which has a free connection with the open sea and within which sea water mixes with fresh water. ... Hampton Roads, from state map of pre-civil war Virginia circa 1858 Hampton Roads is the name of both a body of water and the land areas which surround it in southeastern Virginia in the United States. ... Chesapeake Bay - Landsat photo The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 35th 110,862 km² 320 km 690 km 7. ... The James River in the U.S. state of Virginia is 547. ... Portsmouth (pronounced Port-smith) is an independent city located in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. ... Nickname: Motto: Crescas (Latin for, Thou shalt grow. ...


The main branch of the estuary is approximately 5 mi (8 km) long and 2 mi (3.2 km) wide at its mouth. It is formed at its southern end by three branches, the East Branch, South Branch, and West Branch. The South Branch connects to the Albemarle-Chesapeake Canal, forming part of the Intracoastal Waterway. The estuary receives the smaller Lafayette River estuary from the east near its mouth. Tug and barge on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway The Intracoastal Waterway is a 4,800 km (3,000 mile) long recreational and commercial waterway along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States. ...


The river was named by the Jamestown colonists in the early 17th century for Princess Elizabeth Stuart, the daughter of King James I of England and a sister of the later King Charles I. Jamestown was established in 1607, on the James River in Virginia, about 45 miles (70 kilometers) southeast of where Richmond, Virginia, is now located. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Elisabeth, Electress Palatine and briefly queen of Bohemia (August 19, 1596 – February 13, 1662), born Lady Elizabeth Stuart, was born as the eldest daughter to King James VI of Scotland and his Queen consort Anne of Denmark. ... James VI of Scotland and James I of England and Ireland (occasionally known as King James the Vain) (Charles James) (19 June 1566–27 March 1625) was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland. ... Charles I Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625, until his execution. ...


Motor vehicles cross the main portion of the river using the Downtown Tunnel and the Midtown Tunnel. The Downtown Tunnel on Interstate 264 crosses the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River in the South Hampton Roads area. ... The Midtown Tunnel crosses the main channel of the Elizabeth River in the South Hampton Roads area. ...


See also

This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Virginia, as listed in The Hornbook of Virginia History (1994 edition). ...

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Living River Trust (282 words)
The Trust strives to maximize the mitigation benefit to the aquatic environment of the Elizabeth River and the public interest.
For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “aquatic resources” means all waters of the United States subject to Corps regulation and all waters of the state subject to regulation by the Commonwealth, lying within the Elizabeth River watershed.
Restoration projects and expenditures are proposed by the Living River Trust Board but require authorization by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.
The Elizabeth River Project--Superfund Sites (479 words)
The Elizabeth River Project provides a forum for voluntary cooperation among all interests participating in cleanup efforts, including Superfund sites, non-listed sites and public and private agencies.
The Norfolk Naval Shipyard is recognized as a “Model Level” River Star as part of Elizabeth River Project’s River Star program for recent exemplary progress cleaning up several Superfund landfills.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is an active partner in the Elizabeth River cleanup and has developed a GIS-based Watershed Database and Mapping Project to facilitate clean-up and restoration activities.
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