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Encyclopedia > Buckhannon River

The Buckhannon River is a tributary of the Tygart Valley River in north-central West Virginia in the United States. Via the Tygart Valley, 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 Tygart Valley River is a chief tributary of the Monongahela River in east-central West Virginia in the United States. ... 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. ... 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. ...


Headwaters and course

It rises as two streams, the Left Fork Buckhannon River and the Right Fork Buckhannon River, both of which rise in southwestern Randolph County and flow generally northward into southern Upshur County, where they converge at the town of Alexander. The Buckhannon flows generally northward in a meandering course to the city of Buckhannon, from which it flows northeastwardly and enters southwestern Barbour County, where it joins the Tygart Valley River. Randolph County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ... Upshur County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ... The word meander has a number of senses. ... Buckhannon is a city located in Upshur County, West Virginia. ... Barbour County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...


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