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One of these studies was conducted in New River Gorge by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the National Park Service. The results indicate that human-caused wastewater pollution is present in each of the four New River Gorge tributaries sampled. The report also found other sources of contamination in some streams. [13]
President Jimmy Carter signed legislation establishing New River Gorge National River on November 10, 1978 (Pub. L. 95–625).As stated in the legislation, the park was established as a unit of the national park system "for the purpose of conserving and interpreting outstanding natural, scenic, and historic values and objects in and around the New River Gorge, and preserving as a free-flowing ...
The Pocahontas Formation is a coal-bearing geologic formation in West Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period. Earth sciences portal; Paleontology portal; The Pocahontas Formation contains sandstone, shale, and some coal. It is overlain by the New River Formation, and is exposed in the New River Gorge.
Adventures on the Gorge is the go-to place to stay and play at the edge of West Virginia's New River Gorge National Park & Preserve.
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French Broad River: 340~320 Tennessee River: Dissects the Appalachian Mountains, formed by the Alleghenian orogeny, 320–340 ma. The New, Susquehanna, and French Broad are the only significant rivers that fully dissect the Appalachian core; the Hudson River is of more recent geologic origin. [4] New: 325~260 Kanawha River
The canyon varies from about 200 feet (61 m) in depth at its upstream end to over 1,200 feet (370 m) deep near its mouth at the New River southeast of Prince. Much of the lower canyon is traversed by an abandoned railroad bed. Today, this former railbed is maintained as a hiking trail by New River Gorge National River.
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