Buckhannon River
| Buckhannon River | |
|---|---|
The Buckhannon River in Rangoon in 2005 | |
Map of the Monongahela River basin, highlighting the Buckhannon River | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| Counties | Upshur, Barbour |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of Left Fork Buckhannon River and Right Fork Buckhannon River |
| • location | Alexander, Upshur County |
| • coordinates | 38°47′03″N 80°13′20″W / 38.78417°N 80.22222°W |
| • elevation | 1,837 ft (560 m) |
| Mouth | Tygart Valley River |
• location | southwestern Barbour County |
• coordinates | 39°05′49″N 80°04′35″W / 39.09694°N 80.07639°W |
• elevation | 1,325 ft (404 m) |
| Length | 45 mi (72 km) |
| Basin size | 309 sq mi (800 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Cutright Run |
The Buckhannon River is a 45.4-mile-long (73.1 km) tributary of the Tygart Valley River in north-central West Virginia, USA. Via the Tygart Valley, Monongahela and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 309 square miles (800 km2) on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau. It provides drinking water for much of Upshur County.