| Cranberry River | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| Counties | Pocahontas, Webster, Nicholas |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | South Fork Cranberry River |
| • location | Cranberry Mountain, Pocahontas County |
| • coordinates | 38°12′48″N 80°13′14″W / 38.21333°N 80.22056°W |
| • elevation | 3,890 ft (1,190 m) |
| 2nd source | North Fork Cranberry River |
| • location | Black Mountain, Pocahontas County |
| • coordinates | 38°14′03″N 80°14′32″W / 38.23417°N 80.24222°W |
| • elevation | 4,364 ft (1,330 m) |
| Source confluence | |
| • location | Pocahontas County |
| • coordinates | 38°15′28″N 80°19′27″W / 38.25778°N 80.32417°W |
| • elevation | 3,176 ft (968 m) |
| Mouth | Gauley River[1] |
• location | Woodbine |
• coordinates | 38°17′58″N 80°36′49″W / 38.29944°N 80.61361°W |
• elevation | 1,919 ft (585 m) |
| Length | 24 mi (39 km)[1] |
| Basin size | 74 sq mi (190 km2)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | near Richwood[3] |
| • average | 233.6 cu ft/s (6.61 m3/s) (USGS water years 1945-2019) |
| • minimum | 126.2 cu ft/s (3.57 m3/s) (water year 1999) |
| • maximum | 318 cu ft/s (9.0 m3/s) (water year 1979) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth[4] |
| • average | 277.08 cu ft/s (7.846 m3/s) (estimate) |
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The Cranberry River is a tributary of the Gauley River located in southeastern West Virginia in the United States.[5] It is a part of the Mississippi River watershed, by way of the Gauley, Kanawha, and Ohio Rivers, draining an area of 74 square miles (192 km2).[2]
The river has also been known historically as Cranberry Creek.[1] The river was named for cranberry bogs along its course.[6]
- ^ a b c "Cranberry River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
- ^ a b Grafton, Emily. 2006. "Cranberry River." The West Virginia Encyclopedia. Ken Sullivan, editor. Charleston, WV: West Virginia Humanities Council. ISBN 0-9778498-0-5.
- ^ "Water-Year Summary for Site 03187500". waterdata.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-09-05. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Report: Cranberry River". watersgeo.epa.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-09-05. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ^ DeLorme (1997). West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 189.