| Laurel Fork | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Laurel_Fork_at_Randolph_CR_40.jpg) Laurel Fork at Laurel Fork Recreation Area | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Randolph |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 38°39′55″N 79°40′52″W / 38.66528°N 79.68111°W[2] |
| Mouth | Dry Fork |
• location | Randolph County, northwest of Harman |
• coordinates | 38°58′57″N 79°32′43″W / 38.98250°N 79.54528°W[2] |
• elevation | 2,047 ft (624 m)[2] |
| Length | 38 mi (61 km)[1] |
| Basin size | 60 sq mi (160 km2)[3] |
Laurel Fork is a 37.8-mile-long (60.8 km)[1] river in eastern West Virginia, USA. It is a tributary of the Dry Fork; via the Dry Fork, the Black Fork, and the Cheat, Monongahela and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 60 square miles (160 km2) in the Allegheny Mountains. With the Dry Fork, the Glady Fork, the Shavers Fork and the Blackwater River, it is considered to be one of the five principal headwaters tributaries of the Cheat River.[4]
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c "Geographic Names Information System entry for Laurel Fork (Feature ID #1551712)". Retrieved 2007-02-02.
- ^ West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. "Watershed Atlas Project". pp. Cheat River. Archived from the original on 2005-04-04. Retrieved 2007-02-02.
- ^ Julian, Norman. 2006. "Cheat River." The West Virginia Encyclopedia. Ken Sullivan, editor. Charleston, WV: West Virginia Humanities Council. ISBN 0-9778498-0-5.