Black Fork (Cheat River tributary)
| Black Fork | |
|---|---|
The Black Fork at Hendricks, West Virginia looking upstream. The confluence of the Blackwater River (left) and the Dry Fork (right) is visible. | |
Map of the Monongahela River basin, with Black Fork highlighted. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Tucker |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Dry Fork |
| • location | Col between Harper and Yokum knobs, Randolph County |
| • coordinates | 38°44′01″N 79°38′52″W / 38.73361°N 79.64778°W |
| • elevation | 3,740 ft (1,140 m) |
| 2nd source | Blackwater River |
| • location | Canaan Valley, Tucker County |
| • coordinates | 39°03′32″N 79°29′04″W / 39.05889°N 79.48444°W |
| • elevation | 3,540 ft (1,080 m) |
| Source confluence | |
| • location | Hendricks |
| • coordinates | 39°04′20″N 79°37′45″W / 39.07222°N 79.62917°W |
| • elevation | 1,700 ft (520 m) |
| Mouth | Cheat River |
• location | Parsons |
• coordinates | 39°06′39″N 79°40′44″W / 39.11083°N 79.67889°W |
• elevation | 1,621 ft (494 m) |
| Length | 4 mi (6.4 km) |
| Basin size | 500 sq mi (1,300 km2) |
The Black Fork is a principal tributary of the Cheat River in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, USA. It is a short stream, about four miles (6 km) in length, formed by the confluence of two other streams not far above its mouth. It was traditionally considered one of the five Forks of Cheat.