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This is a list of rivers in the United States that have names starting with the letter W. For the main page, which includes links to listings by state, see List of rivers in the United States . Wa
Walker Creek is a tributary of the Little Kanawha River, 15.6 miles (25.1 km) long, [3] in western West Virginia in the United States.Via the Little Kanawha and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 32 square miles (83 km 2) [4] on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.
List of drainage basins by area (including rivers, lakes, and endorheic basins); List of largest unfragmented rivers; List of longest undammed rivers; List of river name etymologies
The Kanawha River (/ k ə ˈ n ɔː ə / kə-NAW-ə) is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 97 mi (156 km) long, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.The largest inland waterway in West Virginia, its watershed has been a significant industrial region of the state since early in the 19th century.
The length measurements of many rivers are only approximations and differ from each other because there are many factors that determine the calculated river length, such as the position of the geographical source and the mouth, the scale of measurement, and the length measuring techniques (for details see also List of rivers by length). [2] [3]
The modern name of the river is derived from the blueish-colored limestones exposed along the river bed and near the canyon floor. [3] The rim of the canyon is mostly framed by sandstone cliffs of the Mississippian-age Princeton Formation (up to 100 ft thick) and the overlying Glady Fork Member (up to 40 ft thick) of the Bluestone Formation .
The Bluestone River is a tributary of the New River, 77 mi (124 km) long, in southwestern Virginia and southern West Virginia in the United States. [1] Via the New, Kanawha and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.