Pond Fork (Little Coal River)

Pond fork
The Pond Fork at Julian, West Virginia
Data
Water code	US :  1545127
location	Boone County in West Virginia (USA)
River system	Mississippi River
Drain over	Little Coal River  → Coal River  → Kanawha  → Ohio River  → Mississippi River  → Gulf of Mexico
source	approx. 7 km northeast of Kopperston 37 ° 47 ′ 16 ″  N , 81 ° 31 ′ 16 ″  W
Association with	Spruce Fork to Little Coal River Coordinates: 38 ° 3 ′ 22 ″  N , 81 ° 49 ′ 20 ″  W 38 ° 3 ′ 22 ″  N , 81 ° 49 ′ 20 ″  W.
Mouth height	205  m

The Pond Fork (also known as the Pond Fork Branch or Pond Fork River ) is a river in southern Boone County in the US state of West Virginia in the United States .

It rises about 7 kilometers northeast of Kopperston just off West Virginia Route 99 and then flows to the northwest, where it merges with the Spruce Fork in Madison . From here the two rivers form the Little Coal River .

There are many former coal mines along the river that have played a central role in this region over the past two centuries. The water of the Pond Fork was used particularly in coal mining . The terrain through which it flows includes mountainous and dense forests. According to a study of the water quality , the aquatic living conditions for aquatic animals are very poor due to the environmental pollution of coal mining. First and foremost, the Spruce No. 1 mine .

Tributaries are Casey Creek , James Creek, and Beaver Pond Branch .

fishing

Among others, the following fish species are resident in the catchment area:

• various perch species such as:
  • Largemouth bass
  • Glass eye perch
  • Canadian pikeperch ( Sander canadensis )
  • Black bass
  • various sun bass like:
    • Spotted perch ( Micropterus punctulatus )
    • Pomoxis annularis
    • Black-spot sunfish ( Pomoxis nigromaculatus )
  • Rock perch
  • Striped bass
  • White perch ( Morone chrysops )
  • Sea bass
  • Pikeperch
• various types of trout such as:
  • Brown trout
  • Brook trout
  • Golden trout ( Oncorhynchus aguabonita )
  • Rainbow trout
• various pike species such as:
  • Muscle lungs
  • Tiger pike
• various catfish like:
  • Catfish
  • Spotted catfish ( Ictalurus punctatus )

Due to the protection of species, the following species must be released immediately after a catch:

• Paddlefish
• Shovel sturgeon ( Scaphirhynchus platorynchus )
• Sea sturgeon

Web links

• Highly detailed map of Boone County on the West Virginia State GIS website (PDF; 5.9 MB)
• DIVISION OF MINING AND RECLAMATION CHECKLIST FOR ART. 3 RENEWAL (PDF; 1.8 MB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pond Fork (Little Coal River) in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
2. ^ US Post Office Site Location Report, 1837-1950, available in microfilm, use code US-T140 / # - # of roll. 637
3. ^ US Post Office Site Location Report, 1837-1950, available in microfilm, use code US-T140 / # - # of roll. 637
4. ↑ ^{a b} West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 6.5 MB)  
5. ↑ ^{a b c} Final Determination of the US Environmental Protection Agency Pursuant to § 404 (c) of the Clean Water Act Concerning the Spruce No. 1 Mine, Logan County, West Virginia (PDF; 2.6 MB)
6. ↑ West Virginia Fishing Regulations (PDF; 5.3 MB)