Buckhannon River
| Buckhannon River | |
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 The Buckhannon River in Rangoon in 2005
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| Country | United States |
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| State | West Virginia |
| Counties | Upshur, Barbour |
| Source | Confluence of Left Fork Buckhannon River and Right Fork Buckhannon River |
| - location | Alexander, Upshur County |
| - elevation | 1,837 ft (560 m) |
| - coordinates | 38°47′03″N 80°13′20″W / 38.78417°N 80.22222°W |
| Mouth | Tygart Valley River |
| - location | southwestern Barbour County |
| - elevation | 1,325 ft (404 m) |
| - coordinates | 39°05′49″N 80°04′35″W / 39.09694°N 80.07639°WCoordinates: 39°05′49″N 80°04′35″W / 39.09694°N 80.07639°W |
| Length | 45 mi (72 km) |
| Basin | 309 sq mi (800 km2) |
 Map of the Monongahela River basin, highlighting the Buckhannon River
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The Buckhannon River is a 45.4-mile-long (73.1 km)tributary of the Tygart Valley River in north-central West Virginia, USA. Via the Tygart Valley, Monongahela and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 309 square miles (800 km2) on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau. It provides drinking water for much of Upshur County.
The Buckhannon River is formed at the community of Alexander in southern Upshur County by the confluence of the Left Fork Buckhannon River and the Right Fork Buckhannon River, both of which rise in southwestern Randolph County at elevations of 3,658 feet (1,115 m) and 3,401 feet (1,037 m), respectively, and flow generally north-northwestwardly into southern Upshur County. The Right Fork flows through the communities of Pickens and Selbyville and collects tributaries known as the Middle Fork Right Fork Buckhannon River and the Left Fork Right Fork Buckhannon River; the Left Fork of the Right Fork flows through the community of Helvetia.
From Alexander the Buckhannon River flows generally northwardly, past Sago, to the city of Buckhannon, then northeastwardly into southwestern Barbour County, past Boulder (Rangoon Post Office) and Carrollton, where it is crossed by the Carrollton Covered Bridge. It joins the Tygart Valley River just downstream of Carrollton, approximately 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Philippi.
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