8-533: Laurel Fork may refer to: Places [ edit ] United States [ edit ] Laurel Fork (Cheat River) , a river in West Virginia Laurel Fork (Clear Fork Guyandotte River) , a river in West Virginia Laurel Fork (North Fork South Branch Potomac River) , a stream in Virginia and West Virginia Laurel Fork (conservation area) ,
16-710: A wildland in western Virginia Laurel Fork Railway in Tennessee Laurel Fork, Tennessee Laurel Fork, Virginia Laurel Fork, West Virginia Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Laurel Fork . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laurel_Fork&oldid=957675212 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
24-752: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Laurel Fork (Cheat River) Laurel Fork is a 37.8-mile-long (60.8 km) river in eastern West Virginia , USA. It is a tributary of the Dry Fork ; via the Dry Fork, the Black Fork , and the Cheat , Monongahela and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River , draining an area of 60 square miles (160 km ) in
32-789: The Allegheny Mountains . With the Dry Fork, the Glady Fork , the Shavers Fork and the Blackwater River , it is considered to be one of the five principal headwaters tributaries of the Cheat River. The Laurel Fork flows for its entire length in eastern Randolph County . It rises on a divide on the Randolph- Pocahontas county border separating the watershed of the Cheat River from that of
40-630: The Greenbrier , and flows north-northeastwardly in a meandering course between Middle Mountain and Rich Mountain, through the Monongahela National Forest , to its mouth at the Dry Fork just south of the Tucker County border, approximately four miles (6 km) northwest of Harman . The lowermost seven miles (11 km) of the river are characterized by continuous Class 3 rapids. Two adjacent wilderness areas of
48-645: The Laurel Fork watershed is forested , primarily deciduous . Laurel Fork North Wilderness Laurel Fork North Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in the Greenbrier Ranger District of Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia . The Wilderness protects high-elevation lands along Laurel Fork (Cheat River) and is bordered by Middle Mountain to the west. It is a companion to Laurel Fork South Wilderness ,
56-730: The Monongahela National Forest (separated only by a road), the north and south units of the Laurel Fork Wilderness , are located along the river. These areas of the watershed were logged of all virgin timber by 1921, by a company known as the Laurel River Lumber Company, which also constructed a railroad along the river. According to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, nearly 87% of
64-491: The two being split by Randolph County Route 40 . Laurel Fork North contains 9.5 miles (15.3 km) of hiking trails. The land that now comprises Laurel Fork North Wilderness was once private forestland owned by the Laurel River Lumber Company. The area was first logged by floating the logs down the Laurel Fork , and later by railroad. By 1921, the virgin forestland was fully logged. The U.S. Forest Service acquired
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