The Hazel River runs for approximately 48 river miles from its source near Skyline Drive in Rappahannock County to its confluence with the Rappahannock River in Culpeper County.


	Prepared by Piedmont Research Institute for the Hazel River Task Force October 23, 2005 Sources: National Hydrology Database 2005 VDOT 2005

A 100-foot buffer along both sides of the Hazel River includes the following land cover:

77 percent forest.
21 percent hay/pasture.
2 percent other.

Within the Hazel River Watershed in Rappahannock County, there are 12 parcels in easement as of October 2005, totaling 1,720 acres.

The average parcel size in the Hazel watershed within Rappahannock County is
32.5 acres.

There are approximately six road crossings over the Hazel River within Rappahannock County. The closest hamlet is Slate Mills, on Rt. 522.

The named tributaries to the Hazel River include the following:

Indian Run
Muddy Run
Waterford Run
Little Indian Run
Hoppers Branch
Blackwater Creek
Duncan Run
Sam’s Run
Stoney Run

Information courtesy of RappFLOW, www.rappflow.org.

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