Hampton Roads is a harbor on the lower Chesapeake Bay at the confluence of the James, Nansemond and Elizabeth Rivers, between Norfolk, Newport News and Hampton. The tide is semidiurnal, with a mean range of 2.43 ft (0.74 m) at the Sewells Point, Hampton Roads station.
- Type
- Harbor
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Setting
- On the lower Chesapeake Bay at the confluence of the James, Nansemond and Elizabeth Rivers, between Norfolk, Newport News and Hampton
- Tidal range
- The tide is semidiurnal, with a mean range of 2.43 ft (0.74 m) at the Sewells Point, Hampton Roads station.
- Notable
- Naval Station Norfolk on the south shore of Hampton Roads is the largest US Navy base by ships and personnel supported, home port of the US Atlantic Fleet (US Navy).
