Cedar Creek (James River tributary)

Cedar Creek
Cedar Creek, adjacent the Cedar Creek Trail
Cedar Creek (James River tributary) is located in Virginia
Cedar Creek (James River tributary)
Location of the mouth of Cedar Creek in Virginia
Cedar Creek (James River tributary) is located in the United States
Cedar Creek (James River tributary)
Cedar Creek (James River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountiesRockbridge County, Botetourt County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationShort Hills Wildlife Management Area, Botetourt County
 • coordinates37°37′36″N 79°38′22″W / 37.62667°N 79.63944°W / 37.62667; -79.63944[1]
MouthJames River
 • location
Gilmore Mills, Rockbridge County
 • coordinates
37°36′29″N 79°32′33″W / 37.60806°N 79.54250°W / 37.60806; -79.54250[1]
Length12.0 mi (19.3 km)

Cedar Creek is a 12.0-mile-long (19.3 km)[2] tributary of the James River in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is notable for flowing through the Natural Bridge rock formation, a National Historic Landmark.

  1. ^ a b "Cedar Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 1, 2011