Elk River (West Virginia)
| Elk River | |
|---|---|
Elk River in Charleston, West Virginia | |
A map of Elk River and its watershed | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| Counties | Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster, Braxton, Clay, Kanawha |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Old Field Fork |
| • location | Elk Mountain, Pocahontas County |
| • coordinates | 38°18′24″N 80°06′18″W / 38.30667°N 80.10500°W |
| • elevation | 3,557 ft (1,084 m) |
| 2nd source | Big Spring Fork |
| • location | Pocahontas County |
| • coordinates | 38°22′32″N 80°00′34″W / 38.37556°N 80.00944°W |
| • elevation | 3,655 ft (1,114 m) |
| Source confluence | |
| • location | Slatyfork |
| • coordinates | 38°25′08″N 80°07′48″W / 38.41889°N 80.13000°W |
| • elevation | 2,667 ft (813 m) |
| Mouth | Kanawha River |
• location | Charleston |
• coordinates | 38°21′18″N 81°38′42″W / 38.35500°N 81.64500°W |
• elevation | 574 ft (175 m) |
| Length | 172 mi (277 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Queen Shoals |
| • average | 2,650 cu ft/s (75 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 271 cu ft/s (7.7 m3/s)(1976) |
| • maximum | 14,000 cu ft/s (400 m3/s)(1972) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Birch River |
| • right | Holly River |
The Elk River is a tributary of the Kanawha River, 172 miles (277 km) long, in central West Virginia in the United States. Via the Kanawha and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.