The Slab Fork is a
tributary
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of the
Guyandotte River
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, long,
in southern
West Virginia
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in the
United States
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. Via the Guyandotte and
Ohio
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rivers, it is part of the
watershed of the
Mississippi River
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, draining an area of in a mainly rural area on the
unglaciated
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portion of the
Allegheny Plateau
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.
The Slab Fork rises in
Raleigh County, approximately south of
Lester
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and west of
Sophia, and initially flows generally southwestward through the communities of
Slab Fork
The Slab Fork is a tributary of the Guyandotte River, long, in southern West Virginia in the United States. Via the Guyandotte and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of in a mainly rural area o ...
and
Hotchkiss into eastern
Wyoming County, where it turns southward and flows through the communities of
Maben,
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, and
Otsego, to the city of
Mullens, where it flows into the Guyandotte River from the north. Between Slab Fork and Mullens, the stream is paralleled by
West Virginia Route 54
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.
According to 1992 data from the
United States Geological Survey
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, approximately 95% of the Slab Fork watershed was forested; approximately 2% was used for agriculture; and approximately 1% was used for commercial or mining purposes.
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See also
*List of rivers of West Virginia
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
List of West Virginia rivers includes streams formally designated as rivers. There are also smaller streams (i.e., branches, creeks, drains, forks, licks, runs, etc.) in the state. Exc ...
References
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Rivers of West Virginia
Tributaries of the Guyandotte River
Rivers of Raleigh County, West Virginia
Rivers of Wyoming County, West Virginia