Meherrin River
The Meherrin River is a 143.37 mi long river in Virginia and North Carolina in the United States. It is a sixth-order tributary of the Chowan River, which it joins in Hertford County, North Carolina.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Virginia and North Carolina, United States
- Also known as: “Maherine River”, “Maherrin River”, “Mehearin River”, “Meherin River”, “Pochike River”, “Wayanock”, and “Woodford River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rivers Correctional Institution.
Rivers Correctional Institution
Prison
Rivers Correctional Institution is a privately owned prison in an unincorporated in Hertford County, North Carolina, operated by GEO Group. The prison, on 257 acres of land, was specially built to house prisoners from the District of Columbia. Rivers Correctional Institution is situated 2 miles south of Meherrin River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Como.
Como
Hamlet
Como is a town in Hertford County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Como had a population of 67. Como is situated 6 miles northwest of Meherrin River.
Meherrin River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Hertford, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.43154° or 36° 25′ 54″ north
Longitude
-76.94802° or 76° 56′ 53″ west
Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)
Open location code
8785C3J2+JQ
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Welsh—“Meherrin River” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Мехерин”
- Catalan: “Meherrin”
- Cebuano: “Meherrin River”
- Chinese: “梅赫林河”
- Dutch: “Meherrin River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر مهرين”
- French: “Meherrin”
- German: “Meherrin River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Meherrin”
- Russian: “Мехеррин (река)”
- Russian: “Мехеррин”
- Venetian: “Meherrin”
- Welsh: “Afon Meherrin”
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