The Clear Fork is a

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of the

Guyandotte River The Guyandotte River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 166 mi (267 km) long, in southwestern West Virginia in the United States. It was named after the French term for the Wendat Native Americans. It drains an area of ...

, long, in southern

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in the

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. Via the Guyandotte and

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rivers, it is part of the watershed of the

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, draining an area of Sum of acreages of HUC 12 watersheds 050701010201, 050701010202, and 050701010203, totaling 82336.51 acres. in a rural area on the

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portion of the

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. The Clear Fork flows for its entire length in Wyoming County; its tributary the Laurel Fork also drains a small area of western Raleigh County. The Clear Fork rises in northern Wyoming County, approximately west of Bolt, and flows generally southwestward through the communities of Crany, Toney Fork, Oceana, Lillyhaven, Lillydale, Clear Fork, and Sun Hill. It flows into the Guyandotte River from the east, to the southeast of the community of

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in the

R.D. Bailey Lake Wildlife Management Area R. D. Bailey Lake is located on the Guyandotte River in Wyoming County, West Virginia, Wyoming and Mingo County, West Virginia, Mingo Counties in West Virginia, east of Justice, West Virginia, Justice. Originally referred to as Justice Reservoir, ...

. The stream is paralleled by

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between Toney Fork and Oceana; by

West Virginia Route 10 West Virginia Route 10 is a north–south route from Cabell County to Mercer County in the western and southern regions of West Virginia. Mostly a two-lane, winding highway with no shoulders, Route 10 is considered to be one of substandard desi ...

from Oceana to north of Lillyhaven; and by

West Virginia Route 971 West Virginia Route 971 is a north–south state highway in Wyoming County, West Virginia. The route runs from West Virginia Route 97 in Baileysville north to West Virginia Route 10 in Oceana. It runs through mountainous, rural terrain, c ...

between the Lillyhaven vicinity and Clear Fork.

References

Rivers of West Virginia Tributaries of the Guyandotte River Rivers of Wyoming County, West Virginia {{WestVirginia-river-stub

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