The
Tidewater region of
Virginia is the eastern portion of the
Commonwealth of Virginia. The term
tidewater may be correctly applied to all portions of any area, including Virginia, where the water level is affected by the tides (more specifically, where the water level rises when the tide comes in). In the case of Virginia, the tidewater region includes the land east of the
Fall Line, the natural border with the Piedmont Region. It includes
Hampton Roads, the rest of the
Virginia Peninsula, the
Middle Peninsula, the
Northern Neck, and the
Eastern Shore.