| Buckhannon River | |
|---|---|
 The Buckhannon River in Rangoon in 2005 | |
 Map of the Monongahela River basin, highlighting the Buckhannon River | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| Counties | Upshur, Barbour |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of Left Fork Buckhannon River and Right Fork Buckhannon River |
| • location | Alexander, Upshur County |
| • coordinates | 38°47′03″N 80°13′20″W / 38.78417°N 80.22222°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,837 ft (560 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Tygart Valley River |
• location | southwestern Barbour County |
• coordinates | 39°05′49″N 80°04′35″W / 39.09694°N 80.07639°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,325 ft (404 m)[1] |
| Length | 45 mi (72 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 309 sq mi (800 km2)[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Cutright Run |
The Buckhannon River is a 45.4-mile-long (73.1 km)[3] tributary of the Tygart Valley River in north-central West Virginia, USA. Via the Tygart Valley, Monongahela and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 309 square miles (800 km2) on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau. It provides drinking water for much of Upshur County.[5]
- ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Buckhannon River (Feature ID #1536596)". Retrieved 2007-02-26.
- ^ Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Left Fork Buckhannon River (Feature ID #1551766)". Retrieved 2007-02-26.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 15, 2011
- ^ West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. "Watershed Atlas Project". pp. Tygart Valley River watershed (cited figures are for sum of Upper and Lower Buckhannon River, French Creek, Finks Run, Sand Run and Pecks Run watersheds). Archived from the original on 2005-04-04. Retrieved 2007-02-26.
- ^ Howard, Kim (2006). "Buckhannon River". In Ken Sullivan (ed.). The West Virginia Encyclopedia. Charleston, W.Va.: West Virginia Humanities Council. p. 88. ISBN 0-9778498-0-5.