The McClure River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed June 13, 2011 tributary of the
Russell Fork in the
U.S. state
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of
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
. It is located in
Dickenson County in the
southwestern
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part of the state. Via the Russell Fork, the
Levisa Fork, the
Big Sandy River, and the
Ohio River, it is part of the
Mississippi River
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watershed.
See also
*
List of rivers of Virginia
References
*
*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia (1974)
*
Rivers of Virginia
Bodies of water of Dickenson County, Virginia
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