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  2. 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.

  3. Kanawha River - Wikipedia

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    The Kanawha River (/ kəˈnɔːə / 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. It is formed at the town of Gauley Bridge in ...

  4. Waterways of West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Clip from John Senex map c. 1710 showing the people Captain Vielle passed by to arrive in Chaouenon's country as the French Jesuit called the Shawnee.. For nearly 15 years, missionaries and "coureurs de bois" confused ideas of a "beautiful River, large, wide, deep, and worthy of comparison . . . with our great river St. Lawrence" that in 1660 and 1662 they were able to describe a river below ...

  5. Category:Rivers of West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Crab Run (West Virginia) Cranberry River (West Virginia) Crane Creek (Bluestone River tributary) Crawley Creek. Crooked Creek (Guyandotte River tributary) Cross Creek (Ohio River tributary) Crow Run. Cummings Creek. Cutlips Fork.

  6. Little Kanawha River - Wikipedia

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    The Little Kanawha River is a tributary of the Ohio River, 169 mi (269 km) long, [2] in western West Virginia in the United States. Via the Ohio, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 2,320 mi 2 (6,009 km 2) [3] on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau. It served as an important commercial water ...

  7. Charleston, West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Charleston, West Virginia. Location of Charleston in Kanawha County, West Virginia. Charleston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of West Virginia and the seat of Kanawha County. [9] Located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha rivers. The population was 48,864 at the 2020 census. [5]

  8. Elk River (West Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    14,000 cu ft/s (400 m 3 /s) (1972) Basin features. Tributaries. • left. Birch River. • right. Holly River. The Elk River is a tributary of the Kanawha River, 172 miles (277 km) long, [5] in central West Virginia in the United States. Via the Kanawha and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.

  9. Environment of West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Environment of West Virginia. West Virginia is situated in the Appalachian Mountains, bounded by Allegheny Mountains to the east, Ohio river and its tributary Big Sandy River to the west and southwest and the Cumberland Mountains to the south. The environment of West Virginia encompasses terrain and ecosystems ranging from plateaus to mountains.

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