Dry Fork (Cheat River tributary)
| Dry Fork | |
|---|---|
The Dry Fork near Harman | |
Map of the Monongahela River basin, with Dry Fork highlighted. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| Counties | Tucker, Randolph |
| Cities | Hendricks, Harman |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • 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) |
| Mouth | Confluence with Blackwater River |
• location | Hendricks, Tucker County |
• coordinates | 39°04′20″N 79°37′45″W / 39.07222°N 79.62917°W |
• elevation | 1,700 ft (520 m) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Hendricks(2005) |
| • average | 756 cu ft/s (21.4 m3/s)(2005) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Glady Fork, Laurel Fork, Otter Creek |
| • right | Red Creek |
The Dry Fork is a 39.1-mile-long (62.9 km) tributary of the Black Fork of the Cheat River in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, USA. Via the Black Fork, the Cheat, and the Monongahela and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. The Dry Fork flows for much of its length in the Monongahela National Forest and drains mostly rural and forested areas. It was traditionally considered one of the five Forks of Cheat.