BOTETOURT COUNTY


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Botetourt County, Virginia

Area: 543 square miles
Population: 30,496 (2000 census)
Persons/Sq. Mile: 56.2

% Karst Terrane: approx. 20%

Major Karst Development Areas:
Catawba Creek Valley
Timber Ridge

Karstic Formations and Map Symbols:
Helderberg - DSu
Undivided Ordovician - Ou

Number of Reported Caves: 151
Surveyed Cave Passage: 4 miles

Longest Cave: 2,728 feet
Average Length: 147 feet

Deepest Cave: 239 feet