Cockle Creek (Virginia)

Cockle Creek is a 3.5-mile-long (5.6 km)[1] stream in Chincoteague, Virginia between Chincoteague Inlet to the south and Chincoteague Bay to the north.[2] It was the site of a naval battle during the Civil War, the Battle of Cockle Creek.

Cockle Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationChincoteague Inlet
  elevationsea level
Mouth 
  location
Chincoteague Bay
  elevation
sea level
Length3.5 miles (5.6 km)

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2016-06-30 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 1, 2011
  2. GMCO Maps & Charts. GMCO's Fishing & Recreation Map of Chincoteague-Assateague, Virginia, 2003.


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