Cranberry River (West Virginia)
| Cranberry River | |
|---|---|
High water near Big Rock Campground in Monongahela National Forest | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| Counties | Pocahontas, Webster, Nicholas |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | South Fork Cranberry River |
| • location | Cranberry Mountain, Pocahontas County |
| • coordinates | 38°12′48″N 80°13′14″W / 38.21333°N 80.22056°W |
| • elevation | 3,890 ft (1,190 m) |
| 2nd source | North Fork Cranberry River |
| • location | Black Mountain, Pocahontas County |
| • coordinates | 38°14′03″N 80°14′32″W / 38.23417°N 80.24222°W |
| • elevation | 4,364 ft (1,330 m) |
| Source confluence | |
| • location | Pocahontas County |
| • coordinates | 38°15′28″N 80°19′27″W / 38.25778°N 80.32417°W |
| • elevation | 3,176 ft (968 m) |
| Mouth | Gauley River |
• location | Woodbine |
• coordinates | 38°17′58″N 80°36′49″W / 38.29944°N 80.61361°W |
• elevation | 1,919 ft (585 m) |
| Length | 24 mi (39 km) |
| Basin size | 74 mi2 (190 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | near Richwood |
| • average | 233.6 cu ft/s (6.61 m3/s) (USGS water years 1945-2019) |
| • minimum | 126.2 cu ft/s (3.57 m3/s) (water year 1999) |
| • maximum | 318 cu ft/s (9.0 m3/s) (water year 1979) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 277.08 cu ft/s (7.846 m3/s) (estimate) |
The Cranberry River is a tributary of the Gauley River located in southeastern West Virginia in the United States. It is a part of the Mississippi River watershed, by way of the Gauley, Kanawha, and Ohio Rivers, draining an area of 74 square miles (192 km2).
The river has also been known historically as Cranberry Creek. The river was named for cranberry bogs along its course.