The Bull River is a minor tributary of the Little Kanawha River in Calhoun County, West Virginia in the United States. Its designation as a river is a misnomer; it is no larger, and in many cases is substantially smaller, than numerous other minor streams in its area which are called "creeks", "runs" and "forks." 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 Little Kanawha River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 160 mi (257 km) long, in northwestern West Virginia in the United States. ... Calhoun County is a county located in the 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. ... The Murray River in Australia. ... Look up Misnomer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

The stream flows for its entire length in northern Calhoun County. It rises from Kite Knob and flows generally southwestwardly for less than 10 mi (16 km) before joining the Little Kanawha River upstream of Grantsville. Via the Little Kanawha and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed, and drains a tiny portion of the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau. Grantsville is a town located in Calhoun County, West Virginia along the Little Kanawha River. ... 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. ... The Allegheny Plateau is a large, dissected plateau area in southern New York, western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and eastern Ohio. ...

See also

• List of West Virginia rivers