Lafayette River

The Lafayette River is a short tidal estuary which empties into the Elizabeth River just south of Sewell's Point near its mouth at Hampton Roads, which in turn empties into the southern end of Chesapeake Bay in southeast Virginia in the United States. It is entirely located in the City of Norfolk.

The Lafayette River was named for the Marquis de La Fayette, a French Army officer who became a popular American Revolutionary War hero as French forces aided with vital assistance in the achievement of United States' freedom from British rule. The small river was earlier known locally as Tanner's Creek.

ee also

*List of Virginia rivers