Passage Creek Explained

Passage Creek
Pushpin Map:USA Virginia#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Passage Creek in Virginia
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Virginia
Subdivision Type3:Counties
Subdivision Name3:Shenandoah, Warren, Page
Length:38.5miles[1]
Source1 Location:West of Luray, Page County
Source1 Coordinates:38.6642°N -78.5958°W
Mouth:North Fork Shenandoah River
Mouth Location:East of Strasburg, Warren County
Mouth Coordinates:38.9767°N -78.27°W

Passage Creek is a 38.5adj=midNaNadj=mid[1] tributary stream of the North Fork Shenandoah River in Fort Valley, Virginia. For most of its length it flows through a rural valley between the two spine-like ridges of Massanutten Mountain, then exits the valley by cutting a narrow gorge through the northeast end of the mountain.

Recreation

Passage Creek passes through the George Washington National Forest, managed by the United States Forest Service. It is annually stocked with trout by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.[2] The stream runs along Fort Valley Road, and is accessible at the Elizabeth Furnace recreation area.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed August 15, 2011
  2. Web site: Trout Area Map 1 . Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries . December 10, 2016.
  3. http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/gwj/lee/recreation/camping/elizabeth_furnace.shtml US Forest Service - Elizabeth Furnace recreation area page