BATH COUNTY


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Bath County, Virginia

Area: 532 square miles
Population: 5,048 (2000 census)
Persons/Sq. Mile: 9.5

% Karst Terrane: approx. 40%

Major Karst Development Areas:
Warm Springs Valley
Burnsville Cove
??? Ridge
Karstic Formations and Map Symbols:
Helderberg - DSu
Undivided Ordovician - Ou

Number of Reported Caves: 182
Surveyed Cave Passage: 68 miles

Longest Cave: 84,533 feet
Average Length: 1,986 feet

Deepest Cave: 785 feet