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Gauley River
Sweet's Falls on the Gauley River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountiesRandolph, Webster, Nicholas, Fayette
Physical characteristics
SourceNorth Fork Gauley River
 • locationGauley Mountain, Pocahontas County, WV
 • coordinates38°25′42″N 80°10′22″W / 38.42833°N 80.17278°W / 38.42833; -80.17278
 • elevation4,000 ft (1,200 m)
2nd sourceSouth Fork Gauley River
 • locationPocahontas County, WV
 • coordinates38°22′43″N 80°12′52″W / 38.37861°N 80.21444°W / 38.37861; -80.21444
 • elevation3,937 ft (1,200 m)
3rd sourceMiddle Fork Gauley River
 • locationPocahontas County, WV
 • coordinates38°23′21″N 80°11′29″W / 38.38917°N 80.19139°W / 38.38917; -80.19139
 • elevation3,844 ft (1,172 m)
Source confluenceThree Forks of Gauley
 • locationWebster County, WV
 • coordinates38°24′33″N 80°14′17″W / 38.40917°N 80.23806°W / 38.40917; -80.23806
 • elevation2,917 ft (889 m)
MouthKanawha River[1]
 • location
Gauley Bridge, WV
 • coordinates
38°09′42″N 81°11′47″W / 38.16167°N 81.19639°W / 38.16167; -81.19639
 • elevation
660 ft (200 m)
Discharge 
 • locationBelva, WV[2]
 • average2,680 cu ft/s (76 m3/s)[2]
 • minimum341 cu ft/s (9.7 m3/s)(1976)
 • maximum12,900 cu ft/s (370 m3/s)(1987)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftMiller Mill Run, Williams River, Cranberry River, Meadow River

The Gauley River is a 105-mile-long (169 km)[3] river in West Virginia. It merges with the New River to form the Kanawha River, a tributary of the Ohio River. The river features numerous recreational whitewater areas, including those in Gauley River National Recreation Area downstream of the Summersville Dam.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gauley River
  2. ^ a b United States Geological Survey; USGS 03192000 GAULEY RIVER ABOVE BELVA, WV; retrieved April 19, 2008.
  3. ^ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved Feb 17, 2011.

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