Dragon Swamp

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Dragon Swamp, [1] also known as Dragon Run , [2] is a 36.7-mile-long (59.1 km) [3] stream in the U.S. state of Virginia, flowing through King and Queen, Essex, Middlesex, and Gloucester counties. It is the main freshwater tributary of the Piankatank River.

The Dragon Run watershed in the U.S. state of Virginia encompasses 140 square miles (360 km2) and is home to many flora and fauna species. The brackish water stream, labeled on topographic maps as Dragon Swamp, is fed by underground springs, surface runoff, and numerous feeding swamps. In a study of 232 rivers and streams in the Chesapeake Bay, the Nature Conservancy and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation found the Dragon Run to rank second in terms of ecological significance. Efforts are being made to preserve the Dragon Run, including Governor Tim Kaine’s large purchase of land in order to maintain and protect the watershed’s original state.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dragon Swamp
  2. ↑ "Dragon Run / Piankatank River." Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. 2009. Web. 02 Nov. 2009. <http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/fishing/waterbodies/display.asp?id=168>.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite , accessed April 1, 2011
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Coordinates: 37°34′04″N76°34′30″W / 37.56778°N 76.57500°W / 37.56778; -76.57500

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