Black Fork (Cheat River)
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| Black Fork | |
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| Origin | ,[1] the confluence of the Dry Fork and the Blackwater River at Hendricks, West Virginia |
| Mouth | ,[1] joins the Shavers Fork to form the Cheat River at Parsons, West Virginia |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Length | 4 mi (6 km) |
| Basin area | 500 mi² (1,295 km²) |
The Black Fork is a principal tributary of the Cheat River in eastern West Virginia in the United States. It is a short stream, about four miles (6 km) in length,[2] formed by the confluence of two other streams not far above its mouth.[3] Via the Cheat, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 500 square miles (1,295 km²).[4]
The U.S. Board on Geographic Names settled on "Black Fork" as the stream's name in 1930. According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as "Blackwater Fork" and as the Blackwater River.[1]
The Black Fork flows for its entire length in Tucker County. It is formed at the town of Hendricks by the confluence of the Dry Fork and the Blackwater River, and flows generally northwestwardly through Hambleton to Parsons, where it joins the Shavers Fork to form the Cheat River.[3]
 The Black Fork at Hendricks, as viewed downstream |
 The Black Fork at Parsons |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Julian, Norman. 2006. "Cheat River." The West Virginia Encyclopedia. Ken Sullivan, editor. Charleston, WV: West Virginia Humanities Council. ISBN 0-9778498-0-5.
- ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System entry for Black Fork
- ^ The American Rivers Outstanding Rivers List, Second Edition, May 1991. Compiled and edited by Matthew H. Huntington and John D. Echeverria. Washington, DC: American Rivers, Inc.
- ^ a b DeLorme (1997). West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
- ^ West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. Watershed Atlas Project: Cheat River watershed. Sum of watershed areas of Dry Fork, Blackwater River, Glady Fork, Laurel Fork, Gandy Creek, and Red Creek. Retrieved on December 11, 2006.
