Nansemond River
The Nansemond River is a 19.8-mile-long (31.9 km) tributary of the James River located in the City of Suffolk, Virginia in the United States.
The river features numerous waterways and salt marshes that make up part of the more than 5,500 acres of tidal wetlands within the City of Suffolk. These marshes are influenced daily by changing tides, and their fluctuating salinity allows only highly adaptable plants to thrive—often resulting in areas of mud or sand flats. In addition to tidal wetlands, Suffolk also contains non-tidal freshwater wetlands, which may be seasonally or permanently wet, ...
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Click any point for details. Sections without stored geometry are drawn as straight put-in → take-out lines — actual courses follow the river.