West Fork River

West Fork River
The West Fork River in Enterprise, July 1996
Map of the Monongahela River basin, with the West Fork River highlighted
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountiesUpshur, Lewis, Harrison, Marion
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of Straight Fork and Whites Camp Fork
 • locationnear Rock Cave, Upshur County
 • coordinates38°51′08″N 80°21′32″W / 38.85222°N 80.35889°W / 38.85222; -80.35889[1]
 • elevation1,309 ft (399 m)[2]
MouthMonongahela River
 • location
Fairmont
 • coordinates
39°27′53″N 80°09′11″W / 39.46472°N 80.15306°W / 39.46472; -80.15306[1]
 • elevation
863 ft (263 m)[1]
Length103 mi (166 km)[3]
Basin size881 sq mi (2,280 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationmouth
 • average1,373.37 cu ft/s (38.890 m3/s) (estimate)[5]

The West Fork River is a principal tributary of the Monongahela River, 103-mile (166 km) long, in north-central West Virginia, United States. Via the Monongahela and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 881 square miles (2,284 km²) on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.

  1. ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for West Fork River (Feature ID #1548931)". Retrieved 2007-02-12.
  2. ^ Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Straight Fork (Feature ID #1547564)". Retrieved 2007-02-12.
  3. ^ Venable, Wallace (2006). "West Fork River". In Ken Sullivan (ed.). The West Virginia Encyclopedia. Charleston, WV: West Virginia Humanities Council. p. 758. ISBN 0-9778498-0-5.
  4. ^ West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. "Watershed Atlas Project". pp. West Fork River. Archived from the original on 2005-04-04. Retrieved 2007-02-26.
  5. ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Report: West Fork River". watersgeo.epa.gov. Archived from the original on 2021-07-03. Retrieved 2021-07-03.