Sand Fork is a river in the United States , in central West Virginia . A tributary of the Little Canova River , which in turn is a tributary of the Ohio River . It is about 30.1 km in length [2] ; the pool area is 210 km² [3] .
| Sand fork | |
|---|---|
| English Sand fork | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 30 km |
| Pool | 207 km² |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Little Canova |
| • Height [?] | 221 [1] m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| Region | West Virginia |
 - source  - mouth | |
It originates 6.4 km northwest of Roanook in Lewis County and flows west and southwest through the eastern part of Gilmer County. It flows into the Little Canova River north of Sand Fork. About 92.8% of the area of the river basin is occupied by forests, mainly broad-leaved. About 6% are pastures and agricultural land.
Notes
- ↑ United States Geographic Names Information System: Sand Fork
- ↑ United States Environmental Protection Agency. Watershed Assessment, Tracking & Environmental Results: Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2008, West Virginia, Little Kanawha Watershed . Date of treatment October 13, 2011. Archived October 13, 2011.
- ↑ West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. Little Kanawha River (link unavailable) . Watershed Atlas Project . Date of treatment October 12, 2011. Archived April 4, 2005.