Rose River (Virginia)

The Rose River is an 8.8-mile-long (14.2 km)[1] river in the U.S. state of Virginia. Rising on the south face of Hawksbill Mountain, the highest point in Shenandoah National Park, the river flows southeast to its junction near Syria, Virginia, with the Robinson River, a tributary of the Rapidan River and part of the Rappahannock River watershed.

This article is about Rose River, Virginia. For other uses, see Rose River.
Rose River
The Rose River as it passes through the property of Graves Mountain Lodge in Syria, Virginia
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationVirginia

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011
  • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rose River (Virginia)
  • USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia (1974)
  • Salmon, Emily J.; Campbell, Jr., Edward D. C. (1994). The Hornbook of Virginia History (4th ed.). Richmond, VA: Virginia Office of Graphic Communications. ISBN 0-88490-177-7.


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