Laurel Fork (Clear Fork Guyandotte River tributary)
| Laurel Fork | |
|---|---|
 The Laurel Fork and its watershed, highlighted within the larger Clear Fork watershed, in Wyoming and Raleigh counties, West Virginia. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| Counties | Raleigh, Wyoming |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | west of Lester |
| • coordinates | 37°43′32″N 81°21′58″W / 37.725669°N 81.3662145°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,554 ft (778 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Clear Fork |
• location | Oceana |
• coordinates | 37°41′28″N 81°37′25″W / 37.6912220°N 81.6237207°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,260 ft (380 m)[1] |
| Length | 23.5 mi (37.8 km) |
| Basin size | 56.4 sq mi (146 km2) |
The Laurel Fork is a tributary of the Clear Fork, 23.5 miles (37.8 km) long,[3] in southern West Virginia in the United States. Via the Clear Fork and the Guyandotte and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 56.4 square miles (146 km2)[4] in a rural area on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.
The Laurel Fork rises in western Raleigh County, approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Lester, and flows generally westward through northern Wyoming County, through the unincorporated communities of Glen Rogers, Ravencliff, Sabine, Glen Fork, Jesse, Matheny, and Edith, to the town of Oceana, where it flows into the Clear Fork from the east. Downstream of Jesse, the stream is paralleled by West Virginia Route 10.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Laurel Fork (Feature ID #1541451)". Retrieved 2013-02-24.
- ^ Google Earth elevation for GNIS source coordinates. Retrieved on 2013-02-24.
- ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Assessment, Tracking & Environmental Results: Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2008, West Virginia, Upper Guyandotte Watershed". Archived from the original on 2024-05-25. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
- ^ West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. "HUC 8-12 Watersheds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2013-02-24. Acreages of HUC 12 watershed 050701010201, totaling 36084.13 acres.
- ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. pp. 58–59. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.