The York River

The York River (HM17WI)

Location: Yorktown, VA 23690 York County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 14.286', W 76° 30.453'

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Native North Americans called the York River Pamunkee, combining two words meaning upland and sloping to describe its high banks. English colonists renamed the river Charles, in1634, and later York, in 1643.

The river's watershed area drains from the Piedmont Region and courses through Virginia's heartland, covering about 2,700 square miles. Two upstream branches, the Mattaponi and Pamunkey Rivers, converge at West Point. The main stem of the York flows southeast from there for about 25 miles to Yorktown and then continues for 7 to 8 miles to join the Chesapeake Bay. The York River below West Point has an average width of two miles and average depth of 20 feet. The channel is 80 feet deep beneath the George P. Coleman Bridge, which is 90 feet above the river at its highest point.
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HM NumberHM17WI
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Year Placed2010
Placed ByYork County
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Date Added Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 at 7:26pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 366279 N 4122350
Decimal Degrees37.23810000, -76.50755000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 14.286', W 76° 30.453'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 14' 17.16" N, 76° 30' 27.18" W
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Area Code(s)757
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 400-498 Water St, Yorktown VA 23690, US
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