Back Elk River (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, West Virginia) CEB Elk River (Kanawha River) German ელკი (ბჟადალი ვირჯინია) XMF
| Elk River | |
|---|---|
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Elk_River_Charleston.jpg) Elk River in Charleston, West Virginia | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Elk_River_WV_map.png) 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)[1] |
| 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)[2] |
| 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)[3] |
| Mouth | Kanawha River[4] |
• 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)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Queen Shoals[6] |
| • average | 2,650 cu ft/s (75 m3/s)[6] |
| • 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,[5] in central West Virginia in the United States. Via the Kanawha and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
- ^ "USGS Elevation Query: Old Field Fork Source". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-04-22.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "USGS Elevation Query: Big Spring Fork Source". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-04-22.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "USGS Elevation Query: Elk River Source Confluence". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-04-22.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Elk River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- ^ a b "Columbia Gazetteer of North America: Elk River". Columbia University Press. 2000. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
- ^ a b "USGS 03197000 ELK RIVER AT QUEEN SHOALS, WV". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-04-22.