The Cherry River is a free-flowing tributary of the Gauley River in southeastern West Virginia in the United States. It drains mostly rural and wilderness areas and flows for much of its length through the Monongahela National Forest. Via the Gauley, Kanawha 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 Gauley River is one of the most popular advanced whitewater runs in the Eastern 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. ... Rural areas are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities and towns. ... Bob Marshall Wilderness, Montana, United States Wilderness is land that has not been significantly modified by direct or indirect human activity. ... The Monongahela National Forest is located in West Virginia. ... The Kanawha River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 97 miles (156 km) long, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ... 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. ...

Course

The Cherry rises as two streams, the North Fork Cherry River and the South Fork Cherry River, each of which rise in southeastern Pocahontas County and flow generally west-northwestwardly across northern Greenbrier County before converging in Nicholas County at the town of Richwood. The Cherry then flows northwestwardly to its confluence with the Gauley, in western Nicholas County south of the community of Craigsville. Pocahontas County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ... Greenbrier County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ... Nicholas County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ... Richwood is a city located in Nicholas County, West Virginia. ... 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. ... Craigsville is a census-designated place located in Nicholas County, West Virginia. ...

See also

• List of West Virginia rivers