Middle Fork River
| Middle Fork River | |
|---|---|
The Middle Fork River in Audra State Park in 2005 | |
Map of the Monongahela River basin, with the Middle Fork River highlighted | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Kittle Creek |
| • location | Rich Mountain, Randolph County |
| • coordinates | 38°40′03″N 80°04′45″W / 38.66750°N 80.07917°W |
| • elevation | 3,639 ft (1,109 m) |
| 2nd source | Birch Fork |
| • location | Rocky Ridge, Randolph County |
| • coordinates | 38°40′47″N 80°05′58″W / 38.67972°N 80.09944°W |
| • elevation | 3,493 ft (1,065 m) |
| Source confluence | |
| • location | Adolph, West Virginia, Randolph County |
| • coordinates | 38°44′44″N 80°02′47″W / 38.74556°N 80.04639°W |
| • elevation | 2,303 ft (702 m) |
| Mouth | Tygart Valley River |
• location | Barbour County |
• coordinates | 39°03′41″N 80°02′51″W / 39.06139°N 80.04750°W |
• elevation | 1,483 ft (452 m) |
| Length | 35 mi (56 km) |
| Basin size | 152 mi2 (390 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Audra State Park |
| • average | 356 cu ft/s (10.1 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 0.2 cu ft/s (0.0057 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 16,700 cu ft/s (470 m3/s) |
The Middle Fork River is a 35.4-mile-long (57.0 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 152 square miles (390 km2) on the easternmost part of the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau. According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Middle Fork River has also been known simply as "Middle Fork" and as "Middlefork."