Shavers Fork

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title: "Shavers Fork" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["rivers-of-west-virginia", "monongahela-national-forest", "rivers-of-pocahontas-county,-west-virginia", "rivers-of-randolph-county,-west-virginia", "rivers-of-tucker-county,-west-virginia", "tributaries-of-the-cheat-river", "shavers-fork"] topic_path: "technology/web" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shavers_Fork" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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nameShavers Fork
imageShavers Fork Monongahela National Forest.jpg
image_captionShavers Fork at Stuart Recreation Area in the Monongahela National Forest
mapMonon ShaversFork.png
map_size300
map_captionMap of the Monongahela River basin, with Shavers Fork highlighted.
pushpin_map_size300
subdivision_type1Country
subdivision_name1United States
subdivision_type2State
subdivision_name2West Virginia
subdivision_type3Counties
subdivision_name3Tucker, Randolph, Pocahontas
length89 mi
discharge1_locationBowden, West Virginia
urlhttps://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?03068800
titleUSGS 03068800 SHAVERS FORK BELOW BOWDEN, WV
workNational Water Information System
accessdate2008-04-24
publisherU.S. Geological Survey
discharge1_min99 cuft/s(1976)
discharge1_avg445 cuft/s
discharge1_max27600 cuft/s(2010)
discharge2_locationCheat Bridge, WV
urlhttps://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?03067510
titleUSGS 03067510 SHAVERS FORK NR CHEAT BRIDGE, WV
workNational Water Information System
accessdate2008-04-24
publisherU.S. Geological Survey
discharge2_avg188 cuft/s
source1Thorny Flat, Cheat Mountain
source1_locationPocahontas County, West Virginia
source1_coordinates
source1_elevation4553 ft
urlhttps://gisdata.usgs.gov/XMLWebServices/TNM_Elevation_Service.asmx/getElevation?X_Value=-79.983889&Y_Value=38.395556&Elevation_Units=FEET&Source_Layer=-1&Elevation_Only=FALSE
titleShavers Fork Source
workElevation Query
accessdate2008-04-24
publisherU.S. Geological Survey
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mouthCheat River
mouth_locationParsons, West Virginia
mouth_coordinates
mouth_elevation1621 ft
basin_size214 sqmi
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Shavers Fork of the Cheat River is situated in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, USA. It is 88.5 mi long and forms the Cheat at its confluence with Black Fork at Parsons. It was traditionally considered one of the five Forks of Cheat and its upper reaches constitute the highest river in the eastern United States.

Geography

Shavers Fork, via the Cheat, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers, is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 214 mi2. It flows for much of its length through the Monongahela National Forest, and drains mostly rural and forested areas. 97% of the river's basin is forested, and two-thirds of it is public land.

Shavers Fork rises in north-central Pocahontas County at Thorny Flat, highest peak of Cheat Mountain (4,848 ft) and the site of Snowshoe Mountain ski resort. Its headwaters flow through the ghost town of Spruce. The river then flows generally north-northeastwardly through Randolph and Tucker Counties, where its valley is the trough between Cheat Mountain (to the west) and Shavers Mountain (to the east). Settlements along its course include Cheat Bridge, Bemis, Bowden, and Porterwood. The "High Falls of Cheat" (15 ft high) is a few miles upstream of Bemis. Shavers Fork ultimately joins the Black Fork at Parsons to form the Cheat at an elevation of 1621 ft.

Names

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The creek was named after the local Shaver family. According to the Geographic Names Information System, Shavers Fork has also been known historically as:

  • Chavers Fork
  • Main Cheat River
  • Shafers Fork
  • Shaffers Fork of Cheat River
  • Shaver's Fork
  • Shavers Fork River
  • Shavers Fork of Cheat River

Recreation

Fishing

Multiple West Virginia stage record fish were caught along the Shavers Fork.{{Cite web |title=West Virginia Fishing Records |url=https://wvdnr.gov/fishing/state-records/|access-date=August 25, 2024|publisher=West Virginia DNR}}

References

References

  1. Godfrey, Tanya. 2006. "Shavers Fork." ''The West Virginia Encyclopedia''. Ken Sullivan, editor. Charleston, WV: West Virginia Humanities Council. {{ISBN. 0-9778498-0-5.
  2. {{cite gnis
  3. [[DeLorme]] (1997). ''West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. {{ISBN. 0-89933-246-3.
  4. Bender, Steve (2002) [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3676/is_200204/ai_n9034585 “Cheat River: West Virginia”] ''[[Southern Living]]'', [[Southern Progress Corporation]], Spring 2002.
  5. Kenny, Hamill. (1945). "West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains". The Place Name Press.
  6. "West Virginia Fishing Records".
  7. Kirk, Sam. (January 10, 2024). "West Virginia DNR creates 5 new state fishing record categories".

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