The Lost River is a 31.1-mile-long (50.1 km)[2] river in the Appalachian Mountains of Hardy County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle region. The Lost River is geologically the same river as the Cacapon River: It flows into an underground channel northeast of McCauley along West Virginia Route 259 at "the Sinks" and reappears near Wardensville as the Cacapon. The source of the Lost River lies south of Mathias near the West Virginia/Virginia border. Along with the Cacapon and North rivers, the Lost River serves as one of the three main segments of the Cacapon River and its watershed.

Lost River
Location of the mouth of the Lost River in West Virginia Show map of West Virginia Lost River (Cacapon River tributary) (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Hardy County
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Mathias
• coordinates	38°48′56″N 78°52′41″W[1]
Mouth	Cacapon River
• location	McCauley
• coordinates	39°03′49″N 78°39′16″W[1]
Length	31.1 mi (50.1 km)[2]
Discharge
• location	McCauley (Oct. 1971 to Jan. 1980)[3]
• average	186 cu ft/s (5.3 m3/s) (Oct. 1971 to Jan. 1980)[3]

The river is listed as impaired due to pathogens by the state of West Virginia; this is likely due to the livestock and poultry raising activities throughout the valley.

The river was named for the fact it is a losing stream.[4]

Tributaries

Tributary streams are listed from south (source) to north ("the Sinks").

• Culler Run
• Snyder Run
• Upper Cove Run
• Howards Lick Run
• Whitehead Run
• Lower Cove Run
  • Adams Run
• Mill Gap Run
• Kimsey Run
  • Camp Branch
  • Gap Run
• Fravel Run
• Baker Run
  • Long Lick Run
  • Camp Branch
• Three Springs Run

Cities and towns along the Lost River

• Baker
• Lost City
• Lost River
• Mathias
• McCauley

See also

• List of West Virginia rivers
• Lost River State Park

References

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