Cherry River (West Virginia)

For other uses, see Cherry (disambiguation).
Cherry River
Cherry River in Nicholas County after heavy rains
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPocahontas County, West Virginia (North and South Forks)
 • elevation2,226 ft (678 m) (at confluence of forks at Richwood)[1]
Mouth 
 • location
Gauley River, Nicholas County, West Virginia
The North Fork of the Cherry River in the Monongahela National Forest in northern Greenbrier County

The Cherry River is a tributary of the Gauley River in southeastern West Virginia in the United States. Via the Gauley, Kanawha and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. The Cherry River drains mostly rural and forested areas and flows for much of its length through the Monongahela National Forest.[2] Throughout its entire length the Cherry goes over a series of whitewater rapids in a mountainous setting.

  1. ^ Arnold, Amy Donaldson. 2006. "Richwood." The West Virginia Encyclopedia. Ken Sullivan, editor. Charleston, WV: West Virginia Humanities Council. ISBN 0-9778498-0-5.
  2. ^ DeLorme (1997). West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.