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The valley grew during and following the ice age. Many small rivers were altered or abandoned after the upper Ohio River formed. Valleys of some abandoned rivers can still be seen on satellite and aerial images of the hills of Ohio and West Virginia between Marietta, Ohio, and Huntington, West Virginia.
Henderson Bridge (Ohio River) CSX Transportation: Union Township and Henderson: 1932 Bi-State Vietnam Gold Star Bridges: US 41: Evansville and Henderson (crosses the river entirely within the state of Kentucky at this point) 1932, 1965
West Virginia counties on the Ohio River — in northern West Virginia and the Appalachia region. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Pages in category "West Virginia populated places on the Ohio River" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Sandy Creek is a tributary of the Ohio River in western West Virginia in the United States. Via the Ohio River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 124 square miles (320 km 2) [5] on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau. The creek is 22 miles (35 km) long, or 38.3 miles (61.6 km) including its ...
Ohio River • average: 92.46 cu ft/s (2.618 m 3 /s) at mouth with Ohio River [5] Basin features; Progression: Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico: River system: Ohio River: Tributaries • left: Souttell Run • right: North Fork Short Creek Waddles Run Girty Run: Bridges
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.
A clip from a 1755 French map showing West Virginia. Canoe portages shown on Coal & Kanawha rivers. French Quebec canal engineer Chaussegros de Léry boated down the Allegheny and Ohio rivers in 1729. He was a noted fortifications engineer. A group of canoes under the direction of Charles Le Moyne reconnoitered down the Ohio River in 1739.