Passage Creek

Passage Creek is a 38.5-mile-long (62.0 km)[2] 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.

Passage Creek
Passage Creek in early spring
Location of the mouth of the Passage Creek in Virginia Passage Creek (the United States)
Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
Counties	Shenandoah, Warren, Page
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	West of Luray, Page County
• coordinates	38°39′51″N 78°35′45″W[1]
Mouth	North Fork Shenandoah River
• location	East of Strasburg, Warren County
• coordinates	38°58′36″N 78°16′12″W[1]
Length	38.5 mi (62.0 km)[2]

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.[3] The stream runs along Fort Valley Road, and is accessible at the Elizabeth Furnace recreation area.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Virginia

References

1. "Passage Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed August 15, 2011
3. "Trout Area Map 1" (PDF). Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
4. US Forest Service - Elizabeth Furnace recreation area page