Buckhannon River
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The Buckhannon River is a tributary of the Tygart Valley River, about 47 mi (76 km) long,[1] in north-central West Virginia in the United States.[2] Via the Tygart Valley, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
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[edit] Headwaters and course
It is formed in Upshur County at the community of Alexander by the confluence of the Left Fork Buckhannon River[3] and the Right Fork Buckhannon River,[4] both of which rise in southwestern Randolph County and flow generally northward. From there the Buckhannon flows generally northward in a meandering course to the city of Buckhannon, then turns northeastwardly into southwestern Barbour County, where it joins the Tygart Valley River near the community of Carrollton.[2]
[edit] Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Buckhannon River has also been known as:[5]
- Buchanan River
- Buchanon River
- Buckanan River
- Buckhanan River
- Buckhannans Fork
- Buckhanon River
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Howard, Kim. 2006. "Buckhannon River." The West Virginia Encyclopedia. Ken Sullivan, editor. Charleston, WV: West Virginia Humanities Council. ISBN 0-9778498-0-5.
- ^ a b DeLorme (1997). West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
- ^ Geographic Names Information System entry for Left Fork Buckhannon River
- ^ Geographic Names Information System entry for Right Fork Buckhannon River
- ^ Geographic Names Information System entry for Buckhannon River
