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This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of West Virginia. A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia and Palmyra Atoll (an uninhabited incorporated unorganized territory), form the United States of America. ...
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. ...
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. Though relatively few in number, rivers have traditionally provided easy avenues of transportation through the rough terrain of the Mountain State, first by Native Americans and later by European settlers. Even today, the larger rivers transport large volumes of commercial goods, while the smaller ones provide recreational opportunities such as canoeing, fishing, swimming, and white-water rafting. For the Second World War frigate class, see River class frigate The Murray River in Australia A waterfall on the Ova da Fedoz, Switzerland A river is a large natural waterway. ...
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. ...
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Back Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River that flows north from Frederick County, Virginia to Berkeley County, West Virginia in the Eastern Panhandle. ...
The Coal River is a tributary of the Kanawha River in southern West Virginia. ...
Big Sandy Creek (not to be confused with the Big Sandy River, a much larger stream which forms part of the boundary between West Virginia and Kentucky) is a small mountain stream which begins in Fayette County, Pennsylvania and flows into Preston County, West Virginia in the United States. ...
The Big Sandy River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 27 mi (43 km), in western West Virginia and eastern Kentucky in the United States. ...
The Birch River is a tributary of the Elk River in rural central West Virginia in the United States, on the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau. ...
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. ...
The Blackwater River is a tributary of the Black Fork of the Cheat River in the Allegheny Mountains in eastern West Virginia. ...
The Bluestone River is a tributary of the New River in southern West Virginia and southwestern Virginia in the United States. ...
The Buckhannon River is a tributary of the Tygart Valley River in north-central West Virginia in the United States. ...
The Bull River is a minor tributary of the Little Kanawha River in Calhoun County, West Virginia in the United States. ...
The Cacapon River, located in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginias Eastern Panhandle region, is a beautiful and scenic river known for its outstanding fishing, boating, wildlife, and scenery. ...
The Cheat River is a river mostly in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ...
The Cherry River is a free-flowing tributary of the Gauley River in southeastern West Virginia in the United States. ...
The Coal River is a tributary of the Kanawha River in southern West Virginia. ...
Dillons Run is a tributary of the Cacapon River, belonging to the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay watersheds. ...
The Dry Fork River, also known as Dry Fork or the Dry Fork of the Cheat River, is a tributary of the Black Fork of the Cheat River in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia in the United States. ...
The East River is a short tributary of the New River in Mercer County, West Virginia and a small portion of Giles County, Virginia, in the United States. ...
The Elk River is a tributary of the Kanawha River in central West Virginia. ...
The Gauley River is one of the most popular advanced whitewater runs in the Eastern United States. ...
The Greenbrier River lies in eastern West Virginia, flowing approximately 165 miles from near Durbin, West Virginia in Pocahantas County, West Virginia to Hinton, West Virginia. ...
The Guyandotte River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 166 mi (267 km) long, in southwestern West Virginia in the United States. ...
The Hughes River is a tributary of the Little Kanawha River in western West Virginia in the United States. ...
The Kanawha River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 97 miles (156 km) long, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ...
The Birch River is a tributary of the Elk River in rural central West Virginia in the United States, on the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau. ...
The Blackwater River is a tributary of the Black Fork of the Cheat River in the Allegheny Mountains in eastern West Virginia. ...
The Bluestone River is a tributary of the New River in southern West Virginia and southwestern Virginia in the United States. ...
The Little Cacapon viewed north from Okonoko-Little Cacapon Road (CR 2/7) Bridge. ...
The Coal River is a tributary of the Kanawha River in southern West Virginia. ...
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. ...
Middle Island Creek is a tributary of the Ohio River on the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau in northwestern West Virginia in the United States. ...
The Monongahela River is a river on the Allegheny Plateau in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. ...
The Mud River is a tributary of the Guyandotte River in West Virginia. ...
The New River is a tributary of the Kanawha River, approximately 320 mi (515 km) long, in the U.S. states of North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia in the United States. ...
The Potomac River at Great Falls, MD from Olmstead Island, water relatively low The Potomac River flows into Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ...
The Little Cacapon viewed north from Okonoko-Little Cacapon Road (CR 2/7) Bridge. ...
The Potomac River at Great Falls, MD from Olmstead Island, water relatively low The Potomac River flows into Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ...
North River is a tributary of the Cacapon River, belonging to the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay watersheds. ...
Carl D. Perkins Bridge in Portsmouth, Ohio with Ohio River and Scioto River tributary on right. ...
Opequon Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River. ...
Pattersons Creek enters the Potomac River east of Cumberland, Maryland with the headwaters being in Grant County, West Virginia. ...
The Pocatalico River is a tributary of the Kanawha River in West Virginia. ...
The Potomac River at Great Falls, MD from Olmstead Island, water relatively low The Potomac River flows into Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ...
The Shavers Fork River, also known as Shavers Fork or the Shavers Fork of the Cheat River is a chief tributary of the Cheat River in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia in the United States. ...
This article is about the river in Virginia in the United States. ...
Sleepy Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River, belonging to the Chesapeake Bays watershed. ...
The Potomac River at Great Falls, MD from Olmstead Island, water relatively low The Potomac River flows into Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ...
The Little Cacapon viewed north from Okonoko-Little Cacapon Road (CR 2/7) Bridge. ...
The Potomac River at Great Falls, MD from Olmstead Island, water relatively low The Potomac River flows into Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ...
The Tug Fork River (also called simply the Tug Fork or the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River) is a tributary of the Big Sandy River, 154 mi (248 km) long, in southwestern West Virginia, southwestern Virginia, and in eastern Kentucky in the United States. ...
The Tygart Valley River is a chief tributary of the Monongahela River in east-central West Virginia in the United States. ...
The West Fork River is a chief tributary of the Monongahela River in north-central West Virginia, on the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau. ...
The Williams River is a tributary of the Gauley River in eastern West Virginia in the United States. ...
The Youghiogheny River (pronounced yah-kuh-GAIN-ee) is a tributary of the Monongahela River, approximately 135 mi (217 km) long, in the U.S. states of West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. ...
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Carl D. Perkins Bridge in Portsmouth, Ohio with Ohio River and Scioto River tributary on right. ...
The Monongahela River is a river on the Allegheny Plateau in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. ...
The Tygart Valley River is a chief tributary of the Monongahela River in east-central West Virginia in the United States. ...
The Buckhannon River is a tributary of the Tygart Valley River in north-central West Virginia in the United States. ...
The West Fork River is a chief tributary of the Monongahela River in north-central West Virginia, on the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau. ...
The Cheat River is a river mostly in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ...
The Shavers Fork River, also known as Shavers Fork or the Shavers Fork of the Cheat River is a chief tributary of the Cheat River in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia in the United States. ...
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. ...
The Dry Fork River, also known as Dry Fork or the Dry Fork of the Cheat River, is a tributary of the Black Fork of the Cheat River in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia in the United States. ...
The Blackwater River is a tributary of the Black Fork of the Cheat River in the Allegheny Mountains in eastern West Virginia. ...
The Blackwater River is a tributary of the Black Fork of the Cheat River in the Allegheny Mountains in eastern West Virginia. ...
Big Sandy Creek (not to be confused with the Big Sandy River, a much larger stream which forms part of the boundary between West Virginia and Kentucky) is a small mountain stream which begins in Fayette County, Pennsylvania and flows into Preston County, West Virginia in the United States. ...
The Youghiogheny River (pronounced yah-kuh-GAIN-ee) is a tributary of the Monongahela River, approximately 135 mi (217 km) long, in the U.S. states of West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. ...
Middle Island Creek is a tributary of the Ohio River on the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau in northwestern West Virginia in the United States. ...
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. ...
The Bull River is a minor tributary of the Little Kanawha River in Calhoun County, West Virginia in the United States. ...
The Hughes River is a tributary of the Little Kanawha River in western West Virginia in the United States. ...
The Kanawha River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 97 miles (156 km) long, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ...
The New River is a tributary of the Kanawha River, approximately 320 mi (515 km) long, in the U.S. states of North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia in the United States. ...
The East River is a short tributary of the New River in Mercer County, West Virginia and a small portion of Giles County, Virginia, in the United States. ...
The Bluestone River is a tributary of the New River in southern West Virginia and southwestern Virginia in the United States. ...
The Bluestone River is a tributary of the New River in southern West Virginia and southwestern Virginia in the United States. ...
The Greenbrier River lies in eastern West Virginia, flowing approximately 165 miles from near Durbin, West Virginia in Pocahantas County, West Virginia to Hinton, West Virginia. ...
The Gauley River is one of the most popular advanced whitewater runs in the Eastern United States. ...
The Williams River is a tributary of the Gauley River in eastern West Virginia in the United States. ...
The Cherry River is a free-flowing tributary of the Gauley River in southeastern West Virginia in the United States. ...
The Elk River is a tributary of the Kanawha River in central West Virginia. ...
The Birch River is a tributary of the Elk River in rural central West Virginia in the United States, on the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau. ...
The Birch River is a tributary of the Elk River in rural central West Virginia in the United States, on the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau. ...
The Coal River is a tributary of the Kanawha River in southern West Virginia. ...
The Coal River is a tributary of the Kanawha River in southern West Virginia. ...
The Coal River is a tributary of the Kanawha River in southern West Virginia. ...
The Pocatalico River is a tributary of the Kanawha River in West Virginia. ...
The Guyandotte River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 166 mi (267 km) long, in southwestern West Virginia in the United States. ...
The Mud River is a tributary of the Guyandotte River in West Virginia. ...
The Big Sandy River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 27 mi (43 km), in western West Virginia and eastern Kentucky in the United States. ...
The Tug Fork River (also called simply the Tug Fork or the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River) is a tributary of the Big Sandy River, 154 mi (248 km) long, in southwestern West Virginia, southwestern Virginia, and in eastern Kentucky in the United States. ...
The Potomac River at Great Falls, MD from Olmstead Island, water relatively low The Potomac River flows into Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ...
Head: source near Hightown, Highland County, VA. Mouth: junction with North Branch Potomac River to form Potomac River near Green Spring, Hampshire County, WV. Topo Map (http://www. ...
Mill Creek is a tributary of the South Branch Potomac River, belonging to the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay watersheds. ...
Mill Run is a tributary of the South Branch Potomac River, belonging to the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay watersheds. ...
The Potomac River at Great Falls, MD from Olmstead Island, water relatively low The Potomac River flows into Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ...
The Potomac River at Great Falls, MD from Olmstead Island, water relatively low The Potomac River flows into Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ...
Upper part of the Potomac River The Potomac River flows into Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ...
New Creek lies in Mineral County, West Virginia and Grant County, West Virginia, it is the 3rd major tributary to the Potomac Rivers north branch. ...
Pattersons Creek enters the Potomac River east of Cumberland, Maryland with the headwaters being in Grant County, West Virginia. ...
The Little Cacapon viewed north from Okonoko-Little Cacapon Road (CR 2/7) Bridge. ...
The Little Cacapon viewed north from Okonoko-Little Cacapon Road (CR 2/7) Bridge. ...
The Little Cacapon viewed north from Okonoko-Little Cacapon Road (CR 2/7) Bridge. ...
The Cacapon River, located in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginias Eastern Panhandle region, is a beautiful and scenic river known for its outstanding fishing, boating, wildlife, and scenery. ...
Dillons Run is a tributary of the Cacapon River, belonging to the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay watersheds. ...
North River is a tributary of the Cacapon River, belonging to the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay watersheds. ...
Sleepy Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River, belonging to the Chesapeake Bays watershed. ...
Back Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River that flows north from Frederick County, Virginia to Berkeley County, West Virginia in the Eastern Panhandle. ...
Opequon Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River. ...
This article is about the river in Virginia in the United States. ...
See also Rivers in the United States is a list of rivers in the United States. ...
The Teays River was an important pre-glacial river that drained much of the area now drained by the Ohio River, and more. ...
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