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  2. New River (Kanawha River tributary) - Wikipedia

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    It meets the Gauley River to become the Kanawha River in south-central West Virginia. [6] The Kanawha then flows into the Ohio River at Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Much of the river's course is lined with steep cliffs and rock outcrops, particularly in its gorge in West Virginia. [6] [9] The New River Gorge Bridge on U.S. 19 in West Virginia

  3. New River Gorge National Park and Preserve - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. List of rivers of West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. New River Gorge Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The New River Gorge Bridge is a steel arch bridge 3,030 feet (924 m) long over the New River Gorge near Fayetteville, West Virginia, in the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States. With an arch 1,700 feet (518 m) long, the New River Gorge Bridge was the world's longest single-span arch bridge for 26 years; [ 4 ] [ 5 ] it is now the ...

  6. Glade Creek (New River tributary) - Wikipedia

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    New River [2] • location. Raleigh County, WV • coordinates ... Glade Creek is a major tributary of the New River in Raleigh County, West Virginia.

  7. East River (New River tributary) - Wikipedia

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    The East River is a tributary of the New River, 24 miles (39 km) long, [3] in southern West Virginia and southwestern Virginia in the United States.Via the New, Kanawha and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 76.4 square miles (198 km 2) [4] in the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians.

  8. Indian Creek (New River tributary) - Wikipedia

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    Indian Creek begins near Union, West Virginia in Monroe County, closely following United States Route 219, West Virginia Route 122, CR-23 and CR-27. Although only being a creek, it is one of Monroe County's main drainage basins. It passes under the Indian Creek Covered Bridge, near Salt Sulphur Springs.

  9. Kay Moor, West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Kay Moor, also known as Kaymoor, is the site of an abandoned coal mine, coal-processing plant, and coal town near Fayetteville, West Virginia. The town site is located in the New River Gorge at Kaymoor Bottom 2]).

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