The Kanawha River (/kəˈnɔːə/ kə-NAW-ə) is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 97 mi (156 km) long, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The largest...
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with the Gauley River to form the Kanawha River at the town of Gauley Bridge, West Virginia. Part of the Ohio River watershed, it is about 360 miles (580 km)...
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The Little Kanawha River is a tributary of the Ohio River, 169 mi (269 km) long, in western West Virginia in the United States. Via the Ohio, it is part...
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The James River and Kanawha Canal was a partially built canal in Virginia intended to facilitate shipments of passengers and freight by water between...
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up Kanawha in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kanawha may refer to: Kanawha River in West Virginia, joining the Ohio River at Point Pleasant Kanawha Falls...
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represented by a network of river valleys. The largest still existing contributor to the former Teays River is the Kanawha River in West Virginia, which is...
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Little Kanawha River – Parkersburg, West Virginia Hocking River – Hockingport, Ohio Kanawha River – Point Pleasant, West Virginia Guyandotte River – Huntington...
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Charleston, West Virginia (category Populated places on the Kanawha River)
state of West Virginia and the seat of Kanawha County. Located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha rivers, the city had a population of 48,864 at...
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tributary) Kanawha River New River East River Indian Creek Bluestone River Little Bluestone River Brush Creek Greenbrier River East Fork Greenbrier River Little...
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Assembly and was founded on October 5, 1789. The county was named for the Kanawha River, which in turn was named after a Native American tribe that lived in...
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the western reaches of the James River via the James River and Kanawha Canal and the eastern reaches of the Kanawha River. Originally proposed by a young...
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portion of the Kanawha River, a tributary of the Ohio River. For the most mountainous section between the two points, the James River and Kanawha Turnpike was...
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military campaign to drive the Union Army out of the Kanawha River Valley. That campaign, known as the Kanawha Valley Campaign of 1862, took place from September...
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The Kanawha River Railroad (reporting mark KNWA) is a common-carrier railroad in the United States. A subsidiary of Watco, it leases 309 miles of track...
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released from a Freedom Industries facility into the Elk River, a tributary of the Kanawha River, in Charleston in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The...
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name of "Kanawha" was based on the prominence of the Kanawha River running through the area (itself named after the local Canawagh, or Kanawha, Indian...
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Elk River is a tributary of the Kanawha River, 172 miles (277 km) long, in central West Virginia in the United States. Via the Kanawha and Ohio rivers, it...
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Coast. The New River itself originates in North Carolina, flowing north through Virginia into the West Virginia mountains to the Kanawha River which continues...
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02411000, Coosa River at Jordan Dam near Wetumpka, AL" (PDF). USGS. United States Geological Survey; USGS 03193000 KANAWHA RIVER AT KANAWHA FALLS, WV. "USGS...
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Gauley River is a 105-mile-long (169 km) river in West Virginia. It merges with the New River to form the Kanawha River, a tributary of the Ohio River. The...
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Greenbrier River is a tributary of the New River, 162 miles (261 km) long, in southeastern West Virginia, in the United States. Via the New, Kanawha and Ohio...
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Witcher may refer to: Witcher (surname) Witcher Creek, a tributary of the Kanawha River in West Virginia, United States Witcher Holes Creek, a stream in the...
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81°12′44″W / 38.15278°N 81.21222°W / 38.15278; -81.21222 Kanawha Falls is a waterfall on the Kanawha River in West Virginia that has been a barrier to fish movement...
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Battle of Point Pleasant (redirect from Battle of Great Kanawha)
Battle of Point Pleasant, also known as the Battle of Kanawha and the Battle of Great Kanawha, was the only major action of Dunmore's War. It was fought...
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Point Pleasant, West Virginia (category Populated places on the Kanawha River)
County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers. The population was 4,101 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city...
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Rand, West Virginia (category Populated places on the Kanawha River)
Rand is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Kanawha River in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was...
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Kanawha Valley Campaign of 1862 was Confederate Major General William W. Loring's military campaign to drive the Union Army out of the Kanawha River Valley...
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The Kanawha River Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in the watershed of the Kanawha River in West Virginia, between the city of Charleston...
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between the Kanawha and Little Kanawha Rivers. During the 1750s, when the Mingo Seneca seceded from the Iroquois and returned to the Ohio River Valley, they...
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The Coal River is a tributary of the Kanawha River in southern West Virginia. It is formed near the community of Alum Creek by the confluence of the Big...
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