Brocks Gap

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Brocks Gap
2016-06-26 17 35 42 View east along Virginia State Route 259 (Brocks Gap Road) just west of Brocks Gap, Rockingham County, Virginia.jpg
View east along SR 259 approaching Brocks Gap
Elevation1,073 ft (327 m)
Traversed byVirginia Route 259
LocationRockingham county, Virginia,
United States
Range
Coordinates38°38′35″N 78°51′46″W / 38.6431735°N 78.86280341°W / 38.6431735; -78.86280341
Brocks Gap is located in Virginia
Brocks Gap

Brocks Gap is a water gap in Rockingham County, Virginia, where the North Fork of the Shenandoah River flows through .[1] The gap was the proposed site of the never-built Brocks Gap Dam and is traversed by Virginia Route 259.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Brocks Gap". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  2. ^ "Vol. 2 – Major Reservoir Project Descriptions". Potomac River Basin Report. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. February 1963. pp. 75–85. hdl:2027/uiug.30112060272249.
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