The Russell Fork
[, 1975 Board on Geographic Names decision] is a
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accessed June 13, 2011 tributary of the
Levisa Fork in southwestern
Virginia
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and southeastern
Kentucky
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in the
United States
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. Known for its whitewater, it rises in the
Appalachian Mountains
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of
southwest Virginia
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, in southern
Buchanan County at the base of
Big A Mountain
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, and flows northwest into
Dickenson County. The Russell Fork continues to flow through the town of
Haysi, Virginia
Haysi ( ) is a town in Dickenson County, Virginia, United States. The population was 498 at the 2010 census, up from 186 at the 2000 census, over which time period the town's area tripled.
History
Haysi is located at the confluence of Russell Pr ...
, the
Breaks Interstate Park
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, and the town of
Elkhorn City, Kentucky
Elkhorn City is a home rule-class city in Pike County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 982 at the 2010 census. The city is located in proximity to the Breaks Interstate Park.
History
Elkhorn City was first settled by William ...
, in
Pike County, where it flows into the Levisa Fork which, together with the
Tug Fork
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, form the
Big Sandy River.
See also
*
List of rivers of Kentucky
*
List of rivers of Virginia
*
Breaks Interstate Park
Breaks Interstate Park is a bi-state state park located partly in southeastern Kentucky and mostly in southwestern Virginia, in the Jefferson National Forest, at the northeastern terminus of Pine Mountain. Rather than their respective state par ...
References
*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia (1974)
*
External links
Russell Fork Info
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Rivers of Virginia
Landforms of Dickenson County, Virginia
Rivers of Kentucky
Rivers of Pike County, Kentucky