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Norfolk District Civil Works Mission

Map of VirginiaOur civil works mission provides water resources support to the Commonwealth of Virginia, its towns, counties, and cities, as well as non-governmental organizations with environmental restoration, flood risk management, and navigation products and services. The Norfolk District’s civil works boundaries cover over 21,000 square miles and include the Rappahannock, York, James and Chowan river basins, as well as the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay coastal basin.

 

 

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Important Numbers

Hazards to Navigation Hotline 

  757-672-1835
General Information 
  757-201-7500
Water Resources Division 
  757-201-7112
Gathright Dam Information 
  540-965-4117
Project Management 
  757-201-7649
District Planning Office 
  757-201-7006
Public Affairs 
  757-201-7606
Wetlands/Permitting 
  757-201-7652

Chowan River Basin

Formed from the confluence of the Nottoway and Blackwater rivers, the Chowan River begins in Virginia and ends in the Albermarle Sound in North Carolina. The watershed drains approximately 4,800 square miles in Southeastern Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina.