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The Guyandotte River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 166 mi (267 km) long, in southwestern West Virginia in the United States. It was named after the French term for the Wendat Native Americans. It drains an area of the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau south of the Ohio between the watersheds of the Kanawha River to the northeast and Twelvepole Creek and the Big Sandy River to the southwest. Via the Ohio River, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed.

Guyandotte River
The Guyandotte River in West Logan in 2007
Location
Country	United States of America
State	West Virginia
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Huntington, West Virginia
Discharge
• location	mouth
• average	2,304.35 cu ft/s (65.252 m3/s) (estimate)[1]
Basin features
River system	Ohio River

Course

The Guyandotte River is formed in southwestern Raleigh County by the confluence of three streams, Winding Gulf, Stonecoal Creek, and the Devils Fork.[2] The Guyandotte flows initially west-northwestwardly into Wyoming and Mingo counties. It turns briefly northward in Mingo County and enters Logan County, where it turns north-northwestwardly for the remainder of its highly meandering course through Logan, Lincoln and Cabell counties. It enters the Ohio River from the south at Huntington, about 5 mi (8 km) east of the city's downtown.

Dams

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dam in Mingo County causes the river to widen as R. D. Bailey Lake in Mingo and western Wyoming counties.

Tributaries

The Mud River joins the Guyandotte at Barboursville in Cabell County. The Slab Fork joins the Guyandotte in downtown Mullens in Wyoming County. Big Ugly Creek joins the Guyandotte in Lincoln County.

Upper Guyandotte Watershed Association

In Mullens, an active watershed organization is working to reduce pollution in the headwaters of the Guyandotte River. The Upper Guyandotte Watershed Association (UGWA) is a grassroots, community-based organization working to reduce sources of pollution in order to clean up streams and make the watershed a better place to live. UGWA has garnered much public support and produced results in partnering with numerous local, state, and federal agencies.

Cities and towns along the Guyandotte River

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), the Guyandotte River has also been known as:

See also

• List of West Virginia rivers

References

External links

• R.D. Bailey Lake website, US Army Corps of Engineers
• "Guyandotte" City of Huntington website
• Upper Guyandotte Watershed Association
• Rural Appalachian Improvement League
• Don Mills, "Guyandotte Disaster", Feb 2005, based on "Guyandotte Disaster", January 1, 1913", Cabell Record Archives, reprinted in Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society Magazine, May 1994, Sections 3 and 4 have contemporary photos from Cabell Record

На других языках

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[de] Guyandotte River

Der Guyandotte River ist ein 267 Kilometer langer linker Nebenfluss des Ohio River im US-Bundesstaat West Virginia. Der Fluss entwässert einen Teil des Allegheny Plateaus zwischen den Einzugsgebieten des Kanawha River im Nordosten und des Twelvepole Creek sowie des Big Sandy River im Südwesten.

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- [en] Guyandotte River

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[ru] Гайандотт

Гайандотт (англ. Guyandotte River) — река на юго-западе штата Западная Виргиния, США. Левый приток реки Огайо. Длина составляет около 267 км[1]. Берёт начало в округе Релей, в виде слияния трёх верховий: Уиндинг-Галф, Стоункоал-Крик и Девилс-Форк. Течёт преимущественно в западном и северо-западном направлениях, протекая через территорию округов Вайоминг, Минго, Логан, Линкольн и Кабелл. Впадает в реку Огайо в Хантингтоне, примерно в 8 км к востоку от центра города. В округах Вайоминг и Минго на реке имеется водохранилище Байли.

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