The Black Fork River, also known as the Black Fork or the Black Fork of the Cheat River is a chief tributary of the Cheat River in eastern West Virginia in the United States. It is a short stream, about ten miles in length, as it is formed by the confluence of two other streams not far above its mouth. Via the Cheat, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. ... The Cheat River is a river mostly in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ... State nickname: Mountain State Other U.S. States Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Governor Joe Manchin (D) Official languages English Area 62,809 km² (41st)  - Land 62,436 km²  - Water 376 km² (0. ... A mile is any of several units of distance, or, in physics terminology, of length. ... A confluence is the merger or meeting of two or more objects (or subjects) that seem to inseparably bind their respective forces or attributes into a point of junction. ... The Monongahela River is a river on the Allegheny Plateau in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. ... Carl D. Perkins Bridge in Portsmouth, Ohio with Ohio River and Scioto River tributary on right. ... Length 6,270 km Elevation of the source 450 m Average discharge Saint Louis¹: 5,500 m³/s Vicksburg²: 16,800 m³/s Baton Rouge³: 12,800 m³/s Area watershed 2,980,000 km² Origin  Lake Itasca Mouth  Gulf of Mexico Basin countries United States (98. ... A watershed is either (1) a region of land where water flows into a specified body of water, such as a river, lake, sea, or ocean or (2) a topographical boundary between catchment basins. ...

Course

The Black Fork River flows for its entire length in Tucker County, West Virginia. It is formed at the town of Hendricks by the confluence of the Blackwater River and the Dry Fork River, and flows generally northwestwardly through Hambleton to Parsons, where it joins the Shavers Fork River to form the Cheat. Tucker County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ... Hendricks is a town located in Tucker County, West Virginia. ... Hambleton is a town located in Tucker County, West Virginia, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 246. ... Parsons is a city located in Tucker County, West Virginia. ...

See also

• List of West Virginia rivers