Shavers Fork (Cheat River)
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| Origin | Pocahontas County, West Virginia |
| Mouth | Cheat River at Parsons, West Virginia |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Length | 88.5 mi (142.5 km) |
| Source elevation | 4,500+ ft (1,370+ m) |
| Basin area | 214 mi² (554 km²) |
Shavers Fork is a river, 88.5 mi (142.5 km) long,[1] in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia in the United States. It is a principal tributary of the Cheat River, which it forms at its confluence with the Black Fork at the town of Parsons.[2] Via the Cheat, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 214 mi² (554 km²)[1]. It flows for much of its length through the Monongahela National Forest, and drains mostly rural and forested areas. 97% of the river's basin is forested, and two-thirds of it is public land.[1]
The Shavers Fork rises in north-central Pocahontas County at an elevation of over 4,500 ft (1,370 m) and flows generally north-northeastwardly through Randolph and Tucker Counties, where it joins the Black Fork at Parsons to form the Cheat River, at an elevation of 1650 ft (503 m).[1][2]
[edit] Variant names and spellings
According to the Geographic Names Information System, Shavers Fork has also been known historically as:[3]
- Chavers Fork
- Main Cheat River
- Shafers Fork
- Shaffers Fork of Cheat River
- Shaver's Fork
- Shavers Fork River
- Shavers Fork of Cheat River
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Godfrey, Tanya. 2006. "Shavers Fork." 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 Shavers Fork
