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This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

West Virginia is known as the "Mountain State," and its rivers are super important! These rivers are formally called "rivers," but there are also many smaller streams like creeks and runs. Even though there aren't a huge number of big rivers, about 46 named ones, they have always been like natural highways.

Long ago, Native Americans used these rivers to travel through the tough mountain terrain. Later, European settlers also used them. Today, the biggest rivers still move lots of goods for businesses. Smaller rivers are perfect for fun activities like canoeing, fishing, swimming, and exciting white-water rafting!

Rivers by Their Connections

Rivers often flow into other, larger rivers, like branches joining a tree trunk. This section shows how West Virginia's rivers connect to bigger river systems. Most of them eventually reach the Ohio River, which then flows into the mighty Mississippi River.

Rivers Flowing to the Ohio River

*Left Fork Buckhannon River *Right Fork Buckhannon River *Indian Camp Run *French Creek

*Hughes Fork

*Geelick Run

*Ann Run stream

*Little Tenmile Creek

*Dry Fork **Gandy Creek **Red Creek **Laurel Fork **Glady Fork **Otter Creek *Blackwater River **Little Blackwater River **Beaver Creek **North Fork Blackwater River

        • Horseshoe Run
        • Saltlick Creek
        • Muddy Creek
        • Big Sandy Creek

*Little Sandy Creek (Big Sandy Creek tributary), in Pennsylvania and West Virginia *Little Sandy Creek (West Virginia)

    • Muchmores Run
    • Tomlinson Run
      • Whiteoak Run
      • North Fork Tomlinson Run
        • Mercer Run
      • South Fork Tomlinson Run
    • Deep Gut Run
    • Hardin Run
      • Langfitt Run
    • Holbert Run
    • Kings Creek
      • Turkeyfoot Run
      • North Fork Kings Creek
        • Lawrence Run
      • Lick Run
    • Harmon Creek
      • Sappingtons Run
      • Alexanders Run
      • Mechling Run
    • Cross Creek
      • Bosley Run
      • Ebenezer Run
      • North Potrock Run
      • Potrock Run
      • Scott Run
        • Parmar Run
    • Buffalo Creek
      • Painters Run
      • Greens Run
      • Titt Run
      • Pierce Run
      • Kimlin Run
      • Grog Run
      • Mingo Run
      • Hukill Run
      • Hogtan Run
      • Stotts Run
      • Logan Run
      • Castleman Run
        • Longs Run
      • Cascade Run
      • Camp Run
      • Sugarcamp Run
    • Short Creek
      • Girty Run
        • Newlands Run
      • Waddles Run
      • North Fork Short Creek
    • Glenns Run
    • Wheeling Creek
    • Boggs Run
    • Grave Creek
    • Fish Creek
      • Pennsylvania Fork Fish Creek
      • West Virginia Fork Fish Creek
        • Long Drain

*Harker Run

*Bonds Creek **Hushers Run ***Hitchcock Run

        • South Fork Hughes River

*Middle Fork *Spruce Creek *Indian Creek (South Fork Hughes River tributary)

        • Goose Creek

*Layfields Run

*Little Bluestone River *Brush Creek

*East Fork Greenbrier River **Little River (East Fork Greenbrier River tributary) *West Fork Greenbrier River **Little River (West Fork Greenbrier River tributary) *Leatherbark Run *Deer Creek *Sitlington Creek *Knapp Creek *Spring Creek *Anthony Creek *Howard Creek *Second Creek *Muddy Creek

*Beaver Creek *Crab Orchard Creek **Bonnett's Run

*North Fork Cranberry River *South Fork Cranberry River

*North Fork Cherry River *South Fork Cherry River *Laurel Creek

        • Panther Creek

*Geho Run

*Big Clear Creek *Anglins Creek

*Sugar Creek

*Left Fork Holly River *Right Fork Holly River **Desert Fork **Grassy Creek

*Little Birch River

        • Buffalo Creek

*Lilly Fork **Beech Fork ***Libertybowl Branch

*Clear Fork *Marsh Fork *Laurel Creek

*Spruce Fork **Spruce Laurel Fork *Pond Fork

*Joe's Creek *Hayzlett Fork

*Rockhouse Fork

Rivers Flowing to the Chesapeake Bay

Some rivers in West Virginia flow east instead of west. These rivers eventually make their way to the Chesapeake Bay, which is a large bay on the Atlantic Ocean.

*Bearwallow Creek

Rivers in Alphabetical Order

This section lists all the named rivers and larger streams in West Virginia in alphabetical order, making it easy to find a specific river.

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