Laurel Fork (Clear Fork Guyandotte River tributary)

Laurel Fork
The Laurel Fork and its watershed, highlighted within the larger Clear Fork watershed, in Wyoming and Raleigh counties, West Virginia.
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountiesRaleigh, Wyoming
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationwest of Lester
 • coordinates37°43′32″N 81°21′58″W / 37.725669°N 81.3662145°W / 37.725669; -81.3662145[1]
 • elevation2,554 ft (778 m)[2]
MouthClear Fork
 • location
Oceana
 • coordinates
37°41′28″N 81°37′25″W / 37.6912220°N 81.6237207°W / 37.6912220; -81.6237207[1]
 • elevation
1,260 ft (380 m)[1]
Length23.5 mi (37.8 km)
Basin size56.4 sq mi (146 km2)

The Laurel Fork is a tributary of the Clear Fork, 23.5 miles (37.8 km) long,[3] in southern West Virginia in the United States. Via the Clear Fork and the Guyandotte and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 56.4 square miles (146 km2)[4] in a rural area on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.

The Laurel Fork rises in western Raleigh County, approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Lester, and flows generally westward through northern Wyoming County, through the unincorporated communities of Glen Rogers, Ravencliff, Sabine, Glen Fork, Jesse, Matheny, and Edith, to the town of Oceana, where it flows into the Clear Fork from the east. Downstream of Jesse, the stream is paralleled by West Virginia Route 10.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Laurel Fork (Feature ID #1541451)". Retrieved 2013-02-24.
  2. ^ Google Earth elevation for GNIS source coordinates. Retrieved on 2013-02-24.
  3. ^ 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 2024-05-25. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
  4. ^ West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. "HUC 8-12 Watersheds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2013-02-24. Acreages of HUC 12 watershed 050701010201, totaling 36084.13 acres.
  5. ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. pp. 58–59. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.


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