Williams River (Gauley River)

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Williams River
Williams River in the Monongahela National Forest

Williams River in the Monongahela National Forest

Data
Water code US :  1553463
location Pocahontas Counties and Webster Counties in West Virginia (USA)
River system Mississippi River
Drain over Gauley River  → Kanawha River  → Ohio River  → Mississippi River  → Gulf of Mexico
confluence from Beaverdam Run and Downy Run
38 ° 13 ′ 43 ″  N , 80 ° 11 ′ 11 ″  W
Source height 1051  m
muzzle in the Gauley River southeast of Cowen Coordinates: 38 ° 23 ′ 6 "  N , 80 ° 30 ′ 47"  W 38 ° 23 ′ 6 "  N , 80 ° 30 ′ 47"  W
Mouth height 661  m
Height difference 390 m
Bottom slope 7.4 ‰
length 53 km
Catchment area 332 km²
Dyer Level Drain, West Virginia NNQ (1959)
MQ
HHQ (2000) 		40 l / s
730 l / s
15.48 m³ / s
Left tributaries Middle Fork Williams River
Right tributaries Big Laurel Creek , Tea Creek ,

The Williams River is a 53-kilometer left tributary of the Gauley River in Pocahontas County and Webster County in the US state of West Virginia . It drains a 332 km² sparsely populated area in the southern Allegheny Mountains and parts of the Allegheny Plateau . It flows through the southwestern part of the Monongahela National Forest and the Cranberry Wilderness .

The river is one of the top five trout fishing waters in West Virginia.

course

The Williams River is formed by the confluence of the Beaverdam Run and Downy Run eight kilometers west of Marlinton and initially flows northwestwards to the confluence of the Black Mountain Run , where it takes a northeast course. After the confluence of Big Laurel Creek , the river turns again and now flows mainly to the northwest, passes the Highland Scenic Highway and flows three kilometers southeast of Cowen into the Gauley River. The most important tributary is the Middle Fork Williams River .

Names

The origin of the name is not certain. According to one report, the name comes from William Ewing, a Revolutionary War veteran who lived near Buckeye and owned land on the upper reaches of the river.

According to the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , the Williams River was known by the following other names:

  • South Fork of Gauley
  • Watering Pond

Web links

Commons : Williams River  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Beaverdam Run in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  2. ^ Williams River in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
  3. ^ Williams River United States Department of Agriculture
  4. ↑ a b United States Geological Survey ; USGS 03186500 WILLIAMS RIVER AT DYER, WV
  5. ^ Williams River on West Virginia Encyclopedia