Cheat River basin
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The Cheat River basin is a watershed in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia and Pennsylvania that collects runoff from highland areas, including Cheat Mountain, before draining into the Monongahela River system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cheat River basin canonical | 1 |
| Cheat River watershed | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river basin
ⓘ
watershed ⓘ |
| collectsRunoffFrom |
Allegheny Mountains highlands
ⓘ
Cheat Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Big Sandy Creek (Monongahela River tributary)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Black Fork NERFINISHED ⓘ Blackwater River (West Virginia) NERFINISHED ⓘ Cheat River NERFINISHED ⓘ Deckers Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Dry Fork (Cheat River tributary) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gandy Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Glady Fork NERFINISHED ⓘ Horseshoe Run (Cheat River tributary) NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurel Run (Cheat River tributary) NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Sandy Creek (Pennsylvania) NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Sandy Creek (West Virginia) NERFINISHED ⓘ Muddy Creek (Cheat River tributary) NERFINISHED ⓘ Otter Creek (Cheat River tributary) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pringle Run NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Creek (Dry Fork tributary) NERFINISHED ⓘ Shavers Fork NERFINISHED ⓘ Tygart Valley River headwaters region ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Albright, West Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingwood, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Parsons, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Rowlesburg, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsProtectedArea |
Blackwater Falls State Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dolly Sods Wilderness (edge and headwaters) NERFINISHED ⓘ Monongahela National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ Otter Creek Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainsInto |
Cheat River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monongahela River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationRange | approximately 800 to over 4,800 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
acid mine drainage
ⓘ
water quality impairment from historic mining ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
coal mining areas
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ outdoor recreation ⓘ |
| hasMajorLandcover |
high-elevation spruce forest patches
ⓘ
mixed hardwood forest ⓘ |
| hasMouthNear | Point Marion, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hydrologicRegion | Appalachian Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
steep mountain streams
ⓘ
whitewater boating ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Allegheny Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Monongahela River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cheat River watershed