About the James River
Fast Facts!
Drainage Area: 6,551,345 acres, 10,236.4 square miles*
2000 Population: 2,604,246*
Larger Tributaries: Appomattox River, Chickahominy River, Cowpasture River, Hardware River, Jackson River, Maury River, Rivanna River, Tye River*
Percent Land Use: 5% Urban, 7% agriculture, 71% forest, 4% open water, 3% wetland*
The fall zone around Richmond drop the James 105 feet in seven miles.
The James was home to the first permanent settlement of the British Empire at Jamestown.
The James was home to the first colonial capitol at Williamsburg and is home of the modern capitol at Richmond.
The James boasts the largest roosting area on the Eastern Seaboard for Bald Eagles.
The James is home to one of the largest and busiest harbors in the world at Norfolk.
*Taken from the Commonwealth of Virginias Chesapeake Bay Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Tributary Strategy for the James River, Lynnhaven and Poquoson Coastal Basins, March 2005.
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