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Tug Fork
The Tug Fork is a tributary of the Big Sandy River, long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 13, 2011 in southwestern West Virginia, southwestern Virginia, and eastern Kentucky in the United States. Via the Big Sandy and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. It is also known as the Tug Fork River or the Tug River. The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Tug Fork" as the stream's official name in 1975. The Tug Fork rises in the Appalachian Mountains of extreme southwestern West Virginia, in southern McDowell County, near the Virginia state line. It flows in a meandering course through the mountains generally northwest, past Welch. Approximately northwest of Welch, it briefly forms approximately of the state line between West Virginia (northeast) and Virginia (southwest). For the remainder of its course it forms part of the boundary between West Virgini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matewan, West Virginia
Matewan () is a town in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States at the confluence of the Tug Fork River and Mate Creek. The population was 412 at the 2020 census, down from 499 in 2010. The Norfolk Southern Railway's Pocahontas District passes through the town. It was a key site of the Coal Wars and the location of the Battle of Matewan in 1920. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census At the 2010 census there were 499 people, 261 households, and 117 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 301 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 91.6% White, 6.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6%. Of the 261 households 19.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.4% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dry Fork (Tug Fork)
The Dry Fork is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed June 13, 2011 tributary of the Tug Fork, belonging to the Ohio River watershed. The river is located in McDowell County, West Virginia, and Tazewell County, Virginia, in the United States. The mouth of the Dry Fork into the Tug Fork is located at Iaeger. Variant names According to the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the Dry Fork has been known by the following names throughout its history: *Crane Creek *Mud Fork *South Fork Tributaries Tributary streams are listed from source to mouth. *Lick Branch *Ray Fork *Bills Branch *Dick Creek **Laurel Fork *Mile Branch *Beech Fork * Vall Creek *Kewee Creek *Big Branch * Jacobs Fork ** Cucumber Creek *Johns Branch * War Creek * Barrenshe Creek *Pruett Branch *Threefork Branch * Bartley Creek **Buck Fork *Johnnycake Hollow *Atwell Branch *Little Slate Branch **Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drainage Basin
A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, the drainage divide, made up of a succession of elevated features, such as ridges and hills. A basin may consist of smaller basins that merge at river confluences, forming a hierarchical pattern. Other terms for a drainage basin are catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, river basin, water basin, and impluvium. In North America, they are commonly called a watershed, though in other English-speaking places, " watershed" is used only in its original sense, that of the drainage divide line. A drainage basin's boundaries are determined by watershed delineation, a common task in environmental engineering and science. In a closed drainage basin, or endorheic basin, rather than flowing to the ocean, water converges toward the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohio River
The Ohio River () is a river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing in a southwesterly direction from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to its river mouth, mouth on the Mississippi River in Cairo, Illinois, Cairo, Illinois. It is the third largest river by discharge volume in the United States and the largest tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. It is also the sixth oldest river on the North American continent. The river flows through or along the border of six U.S. state, states, and its drainage basin includes parts of 14 states. Through its largest tributary, the Tennessee River, the basin includes several states of the southeastern United States. It is the source of drinking water for five million people. The river became a primary transportation route for pioneers during the westward expansion of the early U.S. The lower Ohio River just below Louisville was obstructed by rapids known as the Falls of the Oh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southwest Virginia
Southwest Virginia, often abbreviated as SWVA, is a mountainous region of Virginia in the westernmost part of the commonwealth. Located within the broader region of western Virginia, Southwest Virginia has been defined alternatively as all Virginia counties on the Appalachian Plateau, all Virginia counties west of the Eastern Continental Divide, or at its greatest expanse, as far east as Blacksburg and Roanoke. Another geographic categorization of the region places it as those counties within the Tennessee River watershed. Regardless of how borders are drawn, Southwest Virginia differs from the rest of the commonwealth in that its culture is more closely associated with Appalachia than the other regions of Virginia. Historically, the region has been and remains a rural area, but in the 20th century, coal mining became an important part of its economy. With the decline in the number of coal jobs and the decline of tobacco as a cash crop, Southwest Virginia is increasingly tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they flow, drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean, another river, or into an endorheic basin. The Irtysh is a chief tributary of the Ob (river), Ob river and is also the longest tributary river in the world with a length of . The Madeira River is the largest tributary river by volume in the world with an average discharge of . A confluence, where two or more bodies of water meet, usually refers to the joining of tributaries. The opposite to a tributary is a distributary, a river or stream that branches off from and flows away from the main stream. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennie Creek
Jennie Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Jennie Creek was named after Jennie Wiley, a pioneer settler. 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 Rivers of Mingo County, West Virginia Rivers of Wayne County, West Virginia Rivers of West Virginia Tug Fork {{WestVirginia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marrowbone Creek (West Virginia)
Marrowbone Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Marrowbone Creek was named for an incident when hungry pioneers near the creek ate bone marrow from a buffalo carcass. 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 Rivers of Mingo County, West Virginia Rivers of Wayne County, West Virginia Rivers of West Virginia Tug Fork {{WestVirginia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pigeon Creek (West Virginia)
Pigeon Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is a tributary of the Tug Fork. The Burl Stafford Bridge crosses Pigeon Creek in the town of Delbarton. 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 Rivers of McDowell County, West Virginia Rivers of West Virginia Tug Fork {{WestVirginia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mate Creek
Mate Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is a tributary of Tug Fork. Mate Creek derives its name from "mate", a variant word for deer. 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 Rivers of Mingo County, West Virginia {{WestVirginia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elkhorn Creek (Tug Fork)
Elkhorn Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed June 13, 2011 tributary of the Tug Fork, belonging to the Ohio River and Mississippi River watersheds. It is located in McDowell and Mercer counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Elkhorn Creek is also known as Elkhorn Fork and Elkhorn River. According to tradition, Elkhorn Creek was named after an incident when a pioneer hunter displayed an elk's horn near the creek's mouth. Tributaries Tributary streams are listed from source to mouth. *Angle Hollow *Turkey Gap Branch *Johns Knob Branch *Lick Branch *Trace Branch *North Fork Elkhorn Creek **Bearwallow Branch **Buzzard Branch *Burk Creek *Clark Branch *Coalbank Branch *Big Branch *Bottom Creek *Rockhouse Branch *Laurel Branch *Upper Belcher Branch *Lick Branch *Meetinghouse Branch *Mill Creek List of cities and towns along Elkhorn Creek * Big Four * Bottom Creek * Eckman * Elkhorn *Ennis * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkey Creek (Tug Fork)
Turkey Creek may refer to: Communities *Turkey Creek, Australia, known as Warmun Community, Western Australia * Turkey Creek, Arizona * Turkey Creek, Florida, a rural, unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, Florida * Turkey Creek, Indiana, an unincorporated community in Steuben County * Turkey Creek, Kentucky * Turkey Creek, Louisiana * Turkey Creek Community Historic District, a historic district in Harrison County, Mississippi Creeks Canada * Turkey Creek (Windsor, Ontario), a creek crossed by the E. C. Row Expressway United States Colorado * Turkey Creek (Colorado), a creek bridged by the Canton Bridge Company, NRHP-listed Florida * Turkey Creek (Econlockhatchee River), Orlando, Florida, United States * Turkey Creek (Indian River), Malabar and Palm Bay, Florida, United States ** Turkey Creek Sanctuary, a nature reserve in Palm Bay, Florida * Turkey Creek Preserve, a nature preserve in Alachua County, Florida Georgia * Turkey Creek (Indian Creek tributary), a stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
