Coal River

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Coal River is a river in southern West Virginia known for flowing through Boone County and contributing to the region’s coalfield landscape and history.

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Coal River canonical 5
Coal River watershed 3
Coal River Valley 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWithIndustry coal mining
country United States of America
drainageBasin south-central West Virginia
environmentalIssues habitat degradation
water pollution from mining
flowsThrough Boone County, West Virginia NERFINISHED
Kanawha County, West Virginia NERFINISHED
Lincoln County, West Virginia NERFINISHED
hasLeftTributary Big Coal River
hasMouthElevation about 568 feet
hasMouthLocation St. Albans, West Virginia NERFINISHED
hasRecreationArea Coal River Walhonde Water Trail
hasRightTributary Little Coal River
hasSourceRegion Appalachian Plateau
hasWatershedOrganization Coal River Group
influencedSettlement coal towns in Boone County, West Virginia
knownFor coal mining history
coalfield landscape
locatedIn West Virginia
locatedInMountainRange Appalachian Mountains
locatedInRegion Southern West Virginia
partOf Appalachian coalfield
surface form: Central Appalachian coalfields
riverSystem Mississippi River basin
Ohio River basin
state West Virginia
tributaryOf Kanawha River
usedFor boating
coal transport (historically)
fishing
recreation

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Boone County hasRiver Coal River
subject surface form: Boone County, West Virginia
Little Coal River partOf Coal River
this entity surface form: Coal River watershed
Little Coal River tributaryOf Coal River
Little Coal River drainageBasin Coal River
this entity surface form: Coal River watershed
Whitesville locatedOnRiver Coal River
Whitesville, West Virginia partOf Coal River
this entity surface form: Coal River Valley
Whitesville, West Virginia waterway Coal River
this entity surface form: Coal River watershed