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Hazel, aind Hughes, end up blending into the Rappahannock River.
Part of Rappahannock County is in the Shenandoah National Park at an altitude of 3,720 feet above sea level. The lowest part of the county is only 360 feet above sea level. We are talking a maximum vertical drop of over half a mile within Rappahannock County. Rain or snowmelt results in a lot of rushing water moving down slopes, being partially absorbed into the ground along the way, some evaporating, but most running off into streams. The water encounters and impacts much on its trip downward — the land and its vegetative cover, wildlife, farm animals, humans with their buildings, waste, debris, etc.
Checking it out
The pilot study area on the Upper Thornton River is where all this is being checked out. The north branch flows into the Thornton after passing through woods and farmland. The south branch mostly parallels Route 211 out of the Shenandoah National Park, flows through the village of Sperryville, and runs by the Sperryville wastewater treatment facility before
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