Cockle Creek (Virginia)

Cockle Creek
Location of mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationChincoteague Inlet
 • elevationsea level
Mouth 
 • location
Chincoteague Bay
 • coordinates
37°54′54″N 75°26′39″W / 37.914898°N 75.444144°W / 37.914898; -75.444144
 • elevation
sea level
Length3.5 miles (5.6 km)

Cockle Creek is a 3.5-mile-long (5.6 km) stream in Chincoteague, Virginia between Chincoteague Inlet to the south and Chincoteague Bay to the north. It was the site of a naval battle during the American Civil War, the Battle of Cockle Creek.

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