The Clear Fork is a tributary of the Guyandotte River, 29 miles (47 km) long,[3] in southern West Virginia in the United States. Via the Guyandotte and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 129 square miles (330 km2)[4] in a rural area on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau. The Clear Fork flows for its entire length in Wyoming County; its tributary the Laurel Fork also drains a small area of western Raleigh County.[5]
| Clear Fork | |
|---|---|
 The Clear Fork and its watershed in Wyoming and Raleigh counties, West Virginia | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Wyoming |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Guyandotte Mountain, west of Bolt |
| • coordinates | 37°45′47″N 81°26′46″W / 37.763168°N 81.4462161°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,701 ft (823 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Guyandotte River |
• location | southeast of Simon |
• coordinates | 37°36′27″N 81°43′50″W / 37.6076104°N 81.7306682°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,102 ft (336 m)[1] |
| Length | 29 mi (47 km) |
| Basin size | 129 sq mi (330 km2) |
The Clear Fork rises in northern Wyoming County, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Bolt, and flows generally southwestward through the communities of Crany, Toney Fork, Oceana, Lillyhaven, Lillydale, Clear Fork, and Sun Hill. It flows into the Guyandotte River from the east, to the southeast of the community of Simon in the R.D. Bailey Lake Wildlife Management Area. The stream is paralleled by West Virginia Route 85 between Toney Fork and Oceana; by West Virginia Route 10 from Oceana to north of Lillyhaven; and by West Virginia Route 971 between the Lillyhaven vicinity and Clear Fork.[5]
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edit- ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Clear Fork (Feature ID #1537392)". Retrieved 2013-02-24.
- ^ Google Earth elevation for GNIS source coordinates. Retrieved on 2013-02-24.
- ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Assessment, Tracking & Environmental Results: Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2008, West Virginia, Upper Guyandotte Watershed". Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
- ^ West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. "HUC 8-12 Watersheds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2013-02-24. Sum of acreages of HUC 12 watersheds 050701010201, 050701010202, and 050701010203, totaling 82336.51 acres.
- ^ a b West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. pp. 58–59. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.