Cherry River
| Cherry River | ||
 Cherry River in Nicholas County after heavy rainfall |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1550686 | |
| location | West Virginia , USA | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Gauley River → Kanawha River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico | |
| confluence | of North Fork Cherry River and South Fork Cherry River at Richwood 38 ° 13 ′ 32 ″ N , 80 ° 31 ′ 19 ″ W |
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| Source height | 671 m | |
| muzzle | south of Craigsville in the Gauley River Coordinates: 38 ° 17 ′ 25 " N , 80 ° 38 ′ 25" W, 38 ° 17 ′ 25 " N , 80 ° 38 ′ 25" W |
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| Mouth height | 574 m | |
| Height difference | 97 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 5.7 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 17 km (with North Fork approx. 46 km) | |
The Cherry River is a (with North Fork) 46 kilometers long left tributary of the Gauley River in the counties of Pocahontas , Greenbrier and Nicholas in the US state of West Virginia . The river, which is part of the Mississippi catchment, drains a wooded area in the southeast of the state and runs largely in the Monongahela National Forest .
course
The Cherry River is formed by the confluence of the North Fork and South Fork , which arise in Counties Pocahontas and Greenbrier, near Richwood . From here it flows mainly in a north-westerly direction through Nicholas County to its confluence with the Gauley River south of Craigsville . The most important tributary is the Laurel Creek .
Names
According to the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , the Cherry River was known by the following other names:
- Cherry Tree Waters
- Cherrytree Creek