| Hughes River | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Hughes_River.jpg) Hughes River at Freeport | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| Counties | Ritchie, Wirt |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | South Fork Hughes River |
| • location | Doddridge County |
| • coordinates | 39°09′46″N 80°44′44″W / 39.16278°N 80.74556°W |
| • elevation | 1,074 ft (327 m)[2] |
| 2nd source | North Fork Hughes River |
| • location | Ritchie County |
| • coordinates | 39°23′14″N 80°55′59″W / 39.38722°N 80.93306°W |
| • elevation | 1,098 ft (335 m)[3] |
| Source confluence | |
| • location | near Cisco |
| • coordinates | 39°07′05″N 81°16′38″W / 39.11806°N 81.27722°W |
| • elevation | 614 ft (187 m)[4] |
| Mouth | Little Kanawha River[5] |
• location | near Newark |
• coordinates | 39°08′24″N 81°23′43″W / 39.14000°N 81.39528°W |
• elevation | 584 ft (178 m) |
| Length | 18 mi (29 km)[1] |
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The Hughes River is a tributary of the Little Kanawha River in western West Virginia in the United States. Via the Little Kanawha and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. As measured from the confluence of its north and south forks, the Hughes is 18 mi (29 km) long,[1] and drains a rural area of the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.[6]
The river is believed to have been discovered and named by the 18th-century settler Jesse Hughes,[7] but it may also have been named for others of the same surname residing in the area during roughly the same time period.[8] According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as the Junius River.[5]
- ^ a b "Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry for Hughes River". Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2006-08-06.
- ^ "USGS Elevation Query: South Fork Hughes River Source". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-04-23.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "USGS Elevation Query: North Fork Hughes River Source". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-04-23.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "USGS Elevation Query: Hughes River Source Confluence". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-04-23.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Hughes River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
- ^ DeLorme (1997). West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
- ^ Bartlett, Larry. 2006. "Hughes River." The West Virginia Encyclopedia. Ken Sullivan, editor. Charleston, WV: West Virginia Humanities Council. ISBN 0-9778498-0-5.
- ^ Dean, William H. 2006. "Jesse Hughes." The West Virginia Encyclopedia. Ken Sullivan, editor. Charleston, WV: West Virginia Humanities Council. ISBN 0-9778498-0-5.