[[Image:Rappahanockmap.png|right|Rappahannock River watershed]]
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==Description==
The Rappahannock rises in the mountains at [[Chester Gap, Virginia|Chester Gap]] in western [[Fauquier County, Virginia|Fauquier County]]. It flows southeast past [[Remington, Virginia|Remington]] and through [[Fredericksburg, Virginia|Fredericksburg]]. Southeast of Fredericksburg it widens into a brackish [[tidal estuary]] approximately 50 mi (80 km) long, flowing past [[Tappahannock, Virginia|Tappahannock]] on the southern shore. It enters Chesapeake Bay approximately 15 mi (24 km) south of the mouth of the Potomac between Windmill Point and [[Stingray Point]], approximately 50 mi (80 km) east of [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]]. The estuary of the river provides for [[oyster]] and [[crab]] fishing.
It is joined by the [[Rapidan River]] from the west approximately 10 mi (16 km) northwest of Fredericksburg.
Above the fall line in Fredericksburg the Rappahannock provides fine opportunities for canoeing and kayaking. Most of the rapids are class I and II, but near Remington there are some rapids that are considered class III.
