James River, Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia.

The James River is a river in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is 348 miles (560 km) long,^[3] extending to 444 miles (715 km) if one includes the Jackson River, the longer of its two source tributaries.^[3] The James River drains a catchment comprising 10,432 square miles (27,020 km²). The watershed includes about 4% open water and an area with a population of 2.5 million people (2000). It is the 12th longest river in the United States that remains entirely within a single state. A song was recorded by Country and Western music singer Lefty Frizzell about the river, called "James River", released on the "Saginaw, Michigan" album.