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Levisa Fork
The Levisa Fork in Paintsville
Map of the Big Sandy River watershed, with its Levisa Fork (left) and Tug Fork (right) tributaries shown
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky, Virginia
CountiesBuchanan VA, Pike KY, Floyd KY, Johnson KY, Lawrence KY
Physical characteristics
SourceGap of Sandy
 • locationBuchanan County, VA
 • coordinates37°09′06″N 81°54′04″W / 37.15167°N 81.90111°W / 37.15167; -81.90111
 • elevation2,657 ft (810 m)[1]
MouthBig Sandy River[2]
 • location
Louisa, KY
 • coordinates
38°07′05″N 82°36′06″W / 38.11806°N 82.60167°W / 38.11806; -82.60167
 • elevation
545 ft (166 m)
Length164 mi (264 km)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationPikeville, KY[4]
 • average1,504 cu ft/s (42.6 m3/s)[4]
 • minimum66 cu ft/s (1.9 m3/s)
 • maximum85,500 cu ft/s (2,420 m3/s)

The Levisa Fork (also known as the Levisa Fork River or the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River) is a tributary of the Big Sandy River, approximately 164 miles (264 km) long,[3] in southwestern Virginia and eastern Kentucky in the United States.

  1. ^ "Levisa Fork Source". Elevation Query. U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
  2. ^ "Levisa Fork". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1979-09-20. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 13, 2011
  4. ^ a b United States Geological Survey; USGS 03209500 LEVISA FORK AT PIKEVILLE, KY; retrieved July 18, 2009.

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