Blackwater River (West Virginia)

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river watercourse

Blackwater River is a scenic waterway in West Virginia known for its dark, tannin-stained waters, dramatic canyon, and the iconic Blackwater Falls.

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Label Occurrences
Blackwater River (West Virginia) canonical 3

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
watercourse ⓘ
approximateLength 20 miles ⓘ
32 km ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
drainageBasin Canaan Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecosystemType high-elevation Appalachian river ⓘ
flowsNear Davis, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thomas, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
flowsThrough Blackwater Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Blackwater Falls State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
Canaan Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature boulder-strewn riverbed ⓘ
high gradient whitewater ⓘ
steep canyon walls ⓘ
hasTouristAttraction Blackwater Falls overlook NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lindy Point overlook (view of Blackwater Canyon) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasWaterfall Blackwater Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ
Elakala Falls (on a tributary in the gorge) NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor Blackwater Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Blackwater Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ
dark tannin-stained waters ⓘ
scenic beauty ⓘ
whitewater boating ⓘ
locatedIn Tucker County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInRegion Allegheny Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
Appalachian Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
mouthOf Dry Fork (Cheat River tributary) NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearProtectedArea Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Cheat River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mississippi River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ
Monongahela River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ohio River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ
protectedArea Blackwater Canyon Wildlife Management Area NERFINISHED ⓘ
Blackwater Falls State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
recreation fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
whitewater kayaking ⓘ
whitewater rafting ⓘ
sourceLocation Canaan Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Canaan Valley Resort State Park area NERFINISHED ⓘ
state West Virginia ⓘ
tributaryOf Dry Fork (Cheat River tributary) NERFINISHED ⓘ
waterColorCause tannins from spruce and hemlock bogs ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tucker County, West Virginia → contains → Blackwater River (West Virginia) ⓘ
North Fork Blackwater River → partOf → Blackwater River (West Virginia) ⓘ
North Fork Blackwater River → tributaryOf → Blackwater River (West Virginia) ⓘ