Nottoway River

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The Nottoway River is a waterway in southeastern Virginia known for flowing past the ancient Cactus Hill archaeological site, one of the earliest known human occupation sites in North America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWithEthnicGroup Nottoway people
basinCountry United States
continent North America
country United States
drainsInto Albemarle Sound (via Chowan River)
flowsGenerallyToward southeast
flowsPast Cactus Hill archaeological site
linked to: Cactus Hill site
flowsThrough Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Greensville County, Virginia
Nottoway County, Virginia
Southampton County, Virginia
Sussex County, Virginia
formsBorderBetween North Carolina
Virginia
hasAlternateClassification blackwater river
hasArchaeologicalSignificance associated with early human occupation evidence at Cactus Hill
hasEcosystemType freshwater river ecosystem
hasEnvironmentalConcern subject to water quality and habitat conservation efforts
hasNameOrigin Nottoway people
hasNearbySettlement Courtland, Virginia
Jarratt, Virginia
Stony Creek, Virginia
hasNotableSiteOnBanks Cactus Hill archaeological site
linked to: Cactus Hill site
hasRecreationalFishSpecies catfish
largemouth bass
sunfish
hasState North Carolina
Virginia
hasWaterBodyType river
hasWatershed Nottoway River watershed
isPartOfHydrologicUnit Chowan River basin
linked to: Chowan River
knownFor proximity to Cactus Hill, one of the earliest known human occupation sites in North America
locatedIn North Carolina
Virginia
locatedInRegion northeastern North Carolina
south-central Virginia
southeastern Virginia
mouthCountry United States
mouthLocatedIn Chowan River
partOf Atlantic Ocean watershed
riverSystem Chowan River system
tributaryOf Chowan River
usedFor boating
fishing
recreation

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