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Hughes River Wildlife Management Area. / 39.14167°N 81.39222°W / 39.14167; -81.39222. Hughes River Wildlife Management Area is located in Wirt County and Ritchie County near Parkersburg, West Virginia. Located on 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) that border both the Little Kanawha River and the Hughes River. The WMA terrain varies from river ...
Dunkard Fork Wildlife Management Area is located on 470 acres (190 ha) in Marshall County near Moundsville, West Virginia. Mixed hardwoods cover most of the former Jacob Crow (1815–1901) (later C.C. Mooney [d. 1970] farm, site, [2] whose major focus is a flood control lake on Dunkard Fork Wheeling Creek .
After a flatwater stretch the river reaches the town of Nallen. Immediately below Nallen features mostly class III and IV water for the next 5 miles (8.0 km) running up to the U.S. 19 bridge. The final lower section below the U.S. 19 bridge to the confluence of the Gauley River is arguably the most difficult whitewater river in West Virginia ...
Area. 1,425 acres (5.77 km 2) [2] Elevation. 743 ft (226 m) [3] Operator. Wildlife Resources Section, WV Division of Natural Resources. Upper Mud River Wildlife Management Area, is located about 12 miles (19 km) south of Hamlin, West Virginia in Lincoln County, U.S.A. Upper Mud River WMA is located on 1,425 acres (577 ha) of steeply forested ...
The Gauley River National Recreation Area, located near Summersville, West Virginia, protects a 25-mile (40 km) portion of the Gauley River and a 5.5-mile (8.9 km) segment of the Meadow River in southern West Virginia. Little of the national recreation area is accessible via roads; one must travel via the river.
Coordinates. 37°57′05″N 80°41′17″W / 37.95139°N 80.68806°W / 37.95139; -80.68806. Area. 2,385 acres (9.65 km 2) [2] Elevation. 2,401 ft (732 m) [3] Operator. Wildlife Resources Section, WV Division of Natural Resources. Meadow River Wildlife Management Area, is located near Rupert, West Virginia in Greenbrier County.
Bluestone Lake is a flood control reservoir located on the New River near Hinton, West Virginia. At its normal pool level, Bluestone Dam impounds a 10.7-mile (17.2 km) stretch of the New and its tributary, the Bluestone River. Normally approximately 2,040 acres (8.3 km 2) in size, the lake can grow to over 36 miles (58 km) long at flood control ...
Area. 47.9 acres (19.4 ha) [1] Elevation. 1,187 ft (362 m) [2] Operator. Wildlife Resources Section, WV Division of Natural Resources. Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area is located in Wyoming County near Pineville, West Virginia. Located on 47.9 acres (19.4 ha) that includes a small lake, the open fields of the WMA are bordered by steep ...