Nottoway River

{{distinguish|text=the Nottaway River in Quebec, Canada}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox river | name = Nottoway River | native_name = | native_name_lang = | name_other = | name_etymology =  | image = Nottoway River.jpg | image_caption = Nottoway River in Courtland, Virginia | map = Chowanrivermap.png | map_size = 300 | map_caption = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = 300 | pushpin_map_caption=  | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = United States | subdivision_type2 = State | subdivision_name2 = Virginia, North Carolina | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 =  | length = 155 miles<ref name="auto">{{cite web |title=Nottoway River |url=https://www.a-cwrt.org/nottoway-river.html |website=www.a-cwrt.org |publisher=Ablemarle-Chowan Watershed Roundtable |accessdate=May 31, 2019}}</ref> | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = | discharge1_max =  | source1 = | source1_location = Boundary between Prince Edward and Lunenberg Counties | source1_coordinates= {{coord|37|06|22|N|078|19|18|W|display=inline}}<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Nottoway River |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1471681,Nottoway%20River |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=May 31, 2019}}</ref> | source1_elevation = | mouth = Chowan River | mouth_location = Confluence with the Blackwater River to form the Chowan River | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|36|32|38|N|076|54|58|W|display=inline}}<ref name="auto1"/> | mouth_elevation = | progression = southeast | river_system = Chowan River | basin_size = 1.1 million acres<ref name="auto"/> | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} The '''Nottoway River''' is a river in the U.S. State of Virginia and northeastern North Carolina that is {{convert|155|mi|km|abbr=off|sp=us}} in length. The river begins in Prince Edward County and merges with the Blackwater River to form the Chowan River in North Carolina. The river is part of the Chowan River system, which empties into the Albemarle Sound in North Carolina.

== Course ==

The Nottoway River rises in a dense forest outside of Scholfield, an unincorporated community in Prince Edward County. The Nottoway serves as the boundary of Prince Edward and Lunenburg counties, then Nottoway and Lunenburg counties. The river serves as the boundaries for other counties such as Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Sussex, where it makes a northeastern jump, and Greensville County. The river courses southeast into Southampton County.

The Nottoway River reaches North Carolina {{convert|9.53|mi|km}} south of Franklin, Virginia. The river briefly enters North Carolina for {{convert|1,455|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} ending at the confluence of the Blackwater & Nottoway rivers, creating the Chowan River in Hertford County, North Carolina. The Chowan empties into Albemarle Sound.

== Fishing == The Nottoway River is known for its abundance of bass, catfish, and bluegill. Multiple counties have provided sports and recreational access through numerous boat ramps along the river.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nottoway River {{!}} Virginia DWR|url=https://dwr.virginia.gov/waterbody/nottoway-river/|access-date=August 27, 2020|language=en}}</ref>

==Cities and towns== Cities and towns along the river include: * Courtland, Virginia * Stony Creek, Virginia

==External links== *{{GNIS|1471681|Nottoway River}} *[https://www.a-cwrt.org/nottoway-river.html Albemarle-Chowan Watershed Roundtable] *[http://www.virginiaplaces.org/watersheds/nottoway.html Nottoway River Watershed]

For Fishing reports go to Blackwater Nottoway Riverguard Facebook page.

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Category:Rivers of North Carolina Category:Rivers of Virginia Category:Rivers of Southampton County, Virginia Category:Tributaries of Albemarle Sound