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Silver chub (Macrhybopsis storeriana) O. Allegheny pearl dace (Margariscus margarita) O,P, rare. Hornyhead chub (Nocomis biguttatus) O, extinct in West Virginia. Bluehead chub (Nocomis leptocephalus) N,P,J. River chub (Nocomis micropogon) O,P,J. Bigmouth chub (Nocomis platyrhynchus) N.
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of West Virginia. List of West Virginia rivers includes streams formally designated as rivers. There are also smaller streams (i.e., branches, creeks, drains, forks, licks, runs, etc.) in the state. Exclusive of major tributaries, there are about 46 named rivers in West Virginia.
The Tygart Valley River — also known as the Tygart River — is a principal tributary of the Monongahela River, approximately 135 miles (217 km) long, [3] in east-central West Virginia in the United States. Via the Monongahela and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 1,329 square miles (3,440 ...
The Shenandoah River / ˌʃɛnənˈdoʊə / is the principal tributary of the Potomac River, 55.6 miles (89.5 km) long with two forks approximately 100 miles (160 km) long each, [3] in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia. The river and its tributaries drain the central and lower Shenandoah Valley and the Page Valley in the ...
277.08 cu ft/s (7.846 m 3 /s) (estimate) Cranberry River at the Woodbine Picnic Area after a heavy rain. The Cranberry River is a tributary of the Gauley River located in southeastern West Virginia in the United States. [5] It is a part of the Mississippi River watershed, by way of the Gauley, Kanawha, and Ohio Rivers, draining an area of 74 ...
April 13, 1976. The New River is a river which flows through the U.S. states of North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia before joining with the Gauley River to form the Kanawha River at the town of Gauley Bridge, West Virginia. Part of the Ohio River watershed, it is about 360 miles (580 km) long.
The Little Kanawha River is a tributary of the Ohio River, 169 mi (269 km) long, [2] 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 2,320 mi 2 (6,009 km 2) [3] on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau. It served as an important commercial water ...
The Cacapon River (locally / kəˈkeɪpən / kə-KAY-pən; meaning Medicine Waters), located in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia 's eastern panhandle region, is an 81.0-mile-long (130.4 km) [2] shallow river known for its fishing, boating, wildlife, hunting, and wilderness scenery. As part of the Potomac River watershed, it is an ...