36°50′56″N 76°21′28″W / 36.84889°N 76.35778°W / 36.84889; -76.35778

Western Branch Elizabeth River
Location
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Virginia

The Western Branch Elizabeth River is a 7.0-mile-long (11.3 km)^[1] tidal river which bisects the city of Portsmouth, Virginia, in the United States.^[2] It is a tributary of the Elizabeth River, part of the harbor of Hampton Roads in southeastern Virginia.

• List of rivers of Virginia

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Western Branch Elizabeth River
• USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia (1974)
• Salmon, Emily J.; Edward D. C. Campbell, Jr., eds. (1994). The Hornbook of Virginia History (4th ed.). Richmond, VA: Virginia Office of Graphic Communications. ISBN 0-88490-177-7.