Dry Fork (Cheat River)
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| Origin | Randolph County, West Virginia |
| Mouth | Black Fork at Hendricks, West Virginia |
| Basin countries | United States |
The Dry Fork is a tributary of the Black Fork of the Cheat River in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia in the United States. Via the Black Fork, the Cheat, and the Monongahela and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. The Dry Fork flows for much of its length in the Monongahela National Forest and drains mostly rural and forested areas.[1] According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as Dry Run.[2]
The Dry Fork rises between Rich Mountain and Little Middle Mountain in eastern Randolph County and initially flows north-northeastwardly, past the town of Harman; in Tucker County it turns to the northwest and flows to the town of Hendricks, where it meets the Blackwater River to form the Black Fork.[1]
[edit] Tributaries
In the lower part of its course the Dry Fork collects the Laurel Fork, which joins it in Randolph County, and the Glady Fork, which joins it in Tucker County.[1] Both of these are also considered principal tributaries of the Cheat River.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c DeLorme (1997). West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
- ^ Geographic Names Information System entry for Dry Fork
- ^ Julian, Norman. 2006. "Cheat River." The West Virginia Encyclopedia. Ken Sullivan, editor. Charleston, WV: West Virginia Humanities Council. ISBN 0-9778498-0-5.
