Buckhannon River, West Virginia

The Buckhannon River is a tributary of the Tygart Valley River, about 47 miles long, in north-central West Virginia in the United States. 

Via the Tygart Valley, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.

Headwaters and Course

It is formed in Upshur County at the community of Alexander by the confluence of the Left Fork Buckhannon River and the Right Fork Buckhannon River, both of which rise in southwestern Randolph County and flow generally northward. From there the Buckhannon flows generally northward in a meandering course to the city of Buckhannon, then turns northeastwardly into southwestern Barbour County, where it joins the Tygart Valley River near the community of Carrollton.

Variation Names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Buckhannon River has also been known as:

• Buchanan River
• Buchanon River
• Buckanan River
• Buckhanan River
• Buckhannans Fork
• Buckhanon River

References

• Howard, Kim. 2006. "Buckhannon River." The West Virginia Encyclopedia. Ken Sullivan, editor. Charleston, WV: West Virginia Humanities Council. ISBN 0-9778498-0-5.
• DeLorme (1997). West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
• Geographic Names Information System entry for Left Fork Buckhannon River
• Geographic Names Information System entry for Right Fork Buckhannon River
• Geographic Names Information System entry for Buckhannon River

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