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The Tug Fork is a tributary of the Big Sandy River, 159 miles (256 km) long, [4] in southwestern West Virginia, southwestern Virginia, and eastern Kentucky in the United States. Via the Big Sandy and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. It is also known as the Tug Fork River or as the Tug River.
The Big Sandy River, called Sandy Creek as early as 1756, is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 29 miles (47 km) long, [7] in western West Virginia and northeastern Kentucky in the United States. The river forms part of the boundary between the two states along its entire course. Via the Ohio River, it is part of the Mississippi River ...
The Dry Fork is a 47.7-mile-long (76.8 km) [1] tributary of the Tug Fork, belonging to the Ohio River watershed. The river is located in McDowell County, West Virginia, and Tazewell County, Virginia, in the United States. [2] The mouth of the Dry Fork into the Tug Fork is located at Iaeger.
It joins the Tug Fork from the southwest at Louisa on the West Virginia state line to form the Big Sandy. The Levisa Fork was historically an important river for log driving. [5] The river is partly navigable for commercial purposes through a series of locks. In the early 1900s the river was navigable as far as Pikeville.
Elkhorn Creek is a 23.7-mile-long (38.1 km) [3] tributary of the Tug Fork, belonging to the Ohio River and Mississippi River watersheds.It is located in McDowell and Mercer counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
Tennessee River; Tradewater River; Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River; ... USGS Geographic Names Information Service; USGS Hydrologic Unit Map – State of Kentucky ...
Tug Fork Mill Creek is a tributary of the Ohio River , 29.4 miles (47.3 km) long, [ 5 ] in western West Virginia in the United States . Via the Ohio, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River , draining an area of 234 square miles (610 km 2 ) [ 6 ] on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau .
Matewan (/ ˈ m eɪ t w ɒ n /) is a town in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States at the confluence of the Tug Fork River and Mate Creek. The population was 412 at the 2020 census, down from 499 in 2010. [6] The Norfolk Southern Railway's Pocahontas District passes through the town.