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tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...

of the

South Anna River The South Anna River is a principal tributary of the Pamunkey River, about long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 in central Virginia in the United States. ...

in east-central

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in the

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. Via the South Anna,

Pamunkey The Pamunkey Indian Tribe is a federally recognized tribe of Pamunkey people in Virginia. They control the Pamunkey Indian Reservation in King William County, Virginia. Historically, they spoke the Pamunkey language. They are one of 11 Native ...

and

York York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman Britain, Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers River Ouse, Yorkshire, Ouse and River Foss, Foss. It has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a Yor ...

rivers, it is part of the

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. The Newfound River rises in southeastern Louisa County and flows generally eastward through western

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. It joins the South Anna about north of the town of Ashland.

References

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(2005). ''Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. . * Rivers of Virginia Tributaries of the York River (Virginia) Rivers of Louisa County, Virginia {{Virginia-river-stub

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