Craig Creek (also known as Craig's Creek or Craigs Creek) is an
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the
James River
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in the
U.S. state
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of
Virginia
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. It flows through the
Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
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in western Virginia, passing northwest of
Roanoke
Roanoke may refer to:
Places
*Roanoke Colony, a former English colony that mysteriously disappeared
*Roanoke Island, the location of the Roanoke colony in present-day North Carolina
*Roanoke River, flowing through Virginia and North Carolina and ...
.
Craig Creek rises in
Montgomery County, Virginia
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, northwest of
Blacksburg, in a valley between the parallel long ridges of Brush Mountain and Sinking Creek Mountain. It flows northeast into
Craig County, passing the village of Webbs Mill. Turning north, the creek passes the town of
New Castle at the eastern end of Sinking Creek Mountain, then continues generally northeast, though making continuous large
incised meander
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s, into
Botetourt County
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Botetourt Co ...
, where it joins the James River just upstream from the town of
Eagle Rock
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.
See also
*
List of rivers of Virginia
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Virginia.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries, arranged in the order of their confluence from mouth to source, indented under each larger stream's nam ...
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References
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*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia (1974)
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Rivers of Virginia
Tributaries of the James River
Rivers of Botetourt County, Virginia
Bodies of water of Craig County, Virginia
Rivers of Montgomery County, Virginia
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