Bluestone River

Bluestone River
Bluestone River in Pipestem Resort State Park
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia, West Virginia
CountiesTazewell VA, Mercer WV, Summers WV
Physical characteristics
SourceEast River Mountain
 • locationTazewell County, Virginia
 • coordinates37°10′19″N 81°24′58″W / 37.17194°N 81.41611°W / 37.17194; -81.41611[1]
 • elevation3,589 ft (1,094 m)[2]
MouthNew River in Bluestone Lake
 • location
Summers County, West Virginia
 • coordinates
37°36′44″N 80°54′52″W / 37.61222°N 80.91444°W / 37.61222; -80.91444[1]
 • elevation
1,424 ft (434 m)[1]
Length77 mi (124 km)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationPipestem, West Virginia[4]
 • minimum7 cu ft/s (0.20 m3/s)daily mean (September 22, 1955)
 • maximum19,300 cu ft/s (550 m3/s)peak (April 5, 1977)
Basin features
ProgressionBluestone River → New RiverKanawha RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
Tributaries 
 • leftLittle Bluestone River
 • rightBlacklick Creek (West Virginia), Brush Creek (West Virginia), Pipestem Creek
TypeScenic
DesignatedOctober 26, 1988

The Bluestone River is a tributary of the New River, 77 mi (124 km) long, in southwestern Virginia and southern West Virginia in the United States.[3] Via the New, Kanawha and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. An 11 mi (18 km) portion of its lower course in West Virginia is designated as the Bluestone National Scenic River.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "Bluestone River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2004-04-24.
  2. ^ "Bluestone River Source". Elevation Query. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-04-24.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry Archived March 25, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "USGS 03179000 BLUESTONE RIVER NEAR PIPESTEM, WV". National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  5. ^ Bluestone National Scenic River website

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