Lost River (Cacapon River)

The Lost River is a 31.1-mile-long (50.1 km)[1] river in the Appalachian Mountains of Hardy County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle region. The Lost River is geologically the same river as the Cacapon River: it flows into an underground channel northeast of Baker along West Virginia Route 259 at "the Sinks" and reappears near Wardensville as the Cacapon. The source of the Lost River lies south of Mathias near the West Virginia/Virginia border. Along with the Cacapon and North rivers, the Lost River serves as one of the three main segments of the Cacapon River and its watershed. The river is listed as impaired for pathogens by the state of West Virginia; this is likely due to the livestock and poultry raising activities throughout the valley.

Tributaries

Tributary streams are listed from south (source) to north ("the Sinks").

List of cities and towns along the Lost River

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed August 15, 2011

Coordinates: 39°03′46″N 78°39′18″W / 39.06278°N 78.65500°W / 39.06278; -78.65500


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