Black Fork (Cheat River)
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| Origin | Confluence of Dry Fork and Blackwater River at Hendricks, West Virginia |
| Mouth | Cheat River at Parsons, West Virginia |
| Basin countries | United States |
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 ten miles in length, formed by the confluence of two other streams not far above its mouth.[1] Via the Cheat, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
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.[2]
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.
[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.
- ^ DeLorme (1997). West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
- ^ Geographic Names Information System entry for Black Fork
