The third largest river in Virginia is the sixth most endangered in the U.S., according to one nonprofit environmental group. The Rappahannock River, Virginia’s longest free-flowing river that ...

Still, one curious element of Smith’s map has stood out to scholars; namely, that nearly all the Rappahannock settlements included on it lie on the river’s north bank. The base of what was ...

The Rappahannock River has been named one of America’s most endangered rivers of 2025. American Rivers ranked the Virginia river number six on the list, citing dropping groundwater levels ...

The portion of the Rappahannock River and its tributaries that are upstream from Stove and Monaskon points up to Downing Bridge are also closed to shellfish harvesting. This map shows the portion ...

but the nearby bike path is out of commission. He’s got an incredible view of what’s happening in the Rappahannock River, however. “I think the river is obviously 14 or 15 feet above where i ...

WASHINGTON — Fracking makes the Rappahannock ... concerned citizens to reach out to elected leaders. “Citizens can influence and actually change the fate or a river that’s listed,” Irvine ...