| 词条 | Rapidan River | |
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The Rapidan River, flowing {{convert|88|mi}}[1] through north-central Virginia in the United States, is the largest tributary of the Rappahannock River. The two rivers converge just west of the city of Fredericksburg. The Rapidan River begins west of Doubletop Mountain in Shenandoah National Park where the Mill Prong meets the Laurel Prong at Rapidan Camp, approximately {{convert|3|mi|km}} south of Big Meadows. Sections of the lower Rapidan River are preserved by a conservation easement.[2] The Rapidan River was the scene of severe fighting in the American Civil War, and historic sites such as Ely's Ford, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station, Kelly's Ford, and the Battle of the Wilderness are nearby. The name is a combination of the word "rapids" with the name of Queen Anne of England. Originally, it was known as the Rapid Ann River. The Rapidan River ranks #38 in Trout Unlimited's Guide to America's 100 Best Trout Streams.[3] In 2000, the upper Rapidan River was nominated for EPA designation as a Tier III Exceptional Waterway. In 2001, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality rejected the application, citing uncertainty about the impact of the designation.[4] Trails
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References1. ^U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 2. ^{{cite web| url = http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/virginia/press/press2878.html| title = City of Fredericksburg Finalizes 4,232-acre Conservation Easement Agreement with The Nature Conservancy, Virginia Outdoors Foundation and Department of Game and Inland Fisheries| date = 2007-03-14| publisher = The Nature Conservancy}} 3. ^{{cite book | last = Ross | first = John | title = Trout Unlimited's Guide to America's 100 Best Trout Streams | publisher = Globe Pequot | year = 2005 | url = http://www.globepequot.com/individual_book_page.php?isbn13=9781592285853 | location = Guilford, Connecticut | pages = 135–138 | isbn = 1-59228-585-6 | accessdate = 2010-08-11}} 4. ^{{cite web | last = Jones | first = Tom | title = Rapidan River Tier III | publisher = Rapidan Camps | url = http://www.rapidancamps.org/rapidan/ExceptionalWater/ | accessdate = 2008-06-19}} External links{{commons category|Rapidan River}}{{coord missing|Virginia}} 4 : Rivers of Virginia|Shenandoah National Park|Rivers of Madison County, Virginia|Tributaries of the Rappahannock River |
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