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River in the United States
map Little Kanawha River at Glenville Truss Bridge
The Little Kanawha River is a tributary of the Ohio River , 169 mi (269 km ) long,[2] West Virginia in the United States . Via the Ohio, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River , draining an area of 2,320 mi 2 km 2 [3] Allegheny Plateau . It served as an important commercial water route in the early history of West Virginia, particularly in the logging and petroleum industries.[2] [4]
The Little Kanawha rises in southern Upshur County , approximately 20 mi (32 km ) south of Buckhannon . It follows a meandering course generally west-northwestwardly, through Lewis , Braxton , Gilmer , Calhoun , Wirt and Wood Counties, past the communities of Burnsville , Stouts Mills , Sand Fork , Glenville , Grantsville , Bigbend , Creston , Burning Springs , Palestine , Elizabeth , and Newark , to its mouth at the Ohio River in Parkersburg .[5]
About 3 mi (5 km ) upstream of Burnsville,[6] a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dam causes the river to form Burnsville Lake , which was completed in 1976 at a cost of $56.2 million.[7]
Tributaries [ edit ]
Along its course the Little Kanawha River collects the Right Fork Little Kanawha River on the boundary of Lewis and Braxton counties; Saltlick Creek , England Run and Oil Creek in Braxton County; Sand Fork , Cedar Creek and Leading Creek in Gilmer County; Steer Creek in Calhoun County; the West Fork Little Kanawha River , Spring Creek , Reedy Creek , and the Hughes River (its largest tributary)[2] Walker Creek , Tygart Creek , Slate Creek and Worthington Creek in Wood County.[5]
Additionally, a minor tributary near Grantsville is known as the Bull River; despite being named a "river," it is no larger than dozens of other small streams that flow into the Little Kanawha.[5]
The Little Kanawha River was named for its smaller size relative to the nearby Kanawha River .[8]
According to the Geographic Names Information System , the Little Kanawha River has also been known as:[9]
Fishing Creek
Little Canawha River
Little Canhawa River
Little Conaway River
Little Cunnaway River
Little Kanahaway River
Little Kanahwa River
Little Kanahway River
Little Kanawah River
Little Kanhaway River
Little Kanhawey River
Little Kawahwa River
Little Kenawah
Little Kenhawa
Little Kenhaway
Little Kennaway River
Nau-mis-sip-pia
Newmissipi
O-mom-go-how-ce-pe
O-nim-go-how
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c Gilchrist-Stalnaker, Joy Gregoire. 2006. "Little Kanawha River." The West Virginia Encyclopedia . Ken Sullivan, editor. Charleston, WV: West Virginia Humanities Council. ISBN 0-9778498-0-5 .
^ Willis, Todd C. (ed.) 1987. "Length of rivers and watershed areas in West Virginia." West Virginia Blue Book. Vol. 71.
^ "Little Kanawha once was vital transportation link," Parkersburg News & Sentinel website
^ a b c DeLorme (1997). West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer . Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-246-3 .
^ Burnsville Lake website, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
^ Hohmann, George. "Lock offered combination for growth." Charleston Daily Mail. 15 June 1999. Archived 8 February 2005 at the Wayback Machine
^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Kanawha River
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