Rappahannock River

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf river
gptkbp:biodiversity various fish species
waterfowl
gptkbp:conservationEfforts gptkb:Virginia_Department_of_Environmental_Quality
gptkb:Rappahannock_River_Basin_Commission
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Spotsylvania_County
gptkb:Stafford_County
gptkb:Culpeper_County
gptkb:Caroline_County
gptkb:Fauquier_County
gptkb:King_George_County
gptkbp:culturalSignificance local folklore
art and literature
gptkbp:ecosystem wetlands
riparian zones
gptkbp:environmentalImpact agricultural runoff
urban runoff
gptkbp:flowsInto gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:historicalEvent Battle of Fredericksburg
Civil War skirmishes
Battle of Rappahannock Station
gptkbp:historicalPeriod trade route
transportation route
military strategy
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Colonial_America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rappahannock River
gptkbp:length 195 miles
gptkbp:lighting seasonal flooding
heavy rainfall
hurricane impacts
gptkbp:localEconomy agriculture
fishing industry
tourism
gptkbp:localTraditions gptkb:Fredericksburg
Stafford
King George
gptkbp:location gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:mouth gptkb:Chesapeake_Bay
gptkbp:namedAfter Rappahannock Tribe
gptkbp:recreation fishing
boating
kayaking
gptkbp:source gptkb:Blue_Ridge_Mountains
gptkbp:tributaryOf gptkb:Potomac_River
gptkbp:waterQuality impaired by bacteria
impaired by nutrients
monitored_by_EPA
gptkbp:wildlife amphibians
migratory birds
reptiles