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North Fork Hughes River
North Fork Hughes River is a 54.50 mi (87.71 km) long 5th order tributary to Hughes River in Ritchie County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Course

North Fork Hughes River rises about 3 miles northwest of Mountain, West Virginia, and then flows southwesterly and joins the Hughes River about 4 miles southeast of Freeport.

Watershed

North Fork Hughes River drains 202.39 square miles (524.2 km) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 267.14, and is about 84% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - North Fork Hughes River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  5. ^ "North Fork Hughes River Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

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