Slab Fork
title: "Slab Fork" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["rivers-of-west-virginia", "tributaries-of-the-guyandotte-river", "rivers-of-raleigh-county,-west-virginia", "rivers-of-wyoming-county,-west-virginia"] topic_path: "general/rivers-of-west-virginia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slab_Fork" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Slab Fork |
| image | Slab Fork Mullens WV.jpg |
| image_caption | Slab Fork in Mullens in 2007 |
| map_size | 300 |
| pushpin_map | USA West Virginia |
| pushpin_map_size | 300 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of the mouth of the Slab Fork in Mullens, West Virginia |
| subdivision_type1 | Country |
| subdivision_name1 | United States |
| subdivision_type2 | State |
| subdivision_name2 | West Virginia |
| subdivision_type3 | Counties |
| subdivision_name3 | Raleigh, Wyoming |
| length | 15.1 mi |
| source1_location | south of Lester |
| source1_coordinates | |
| source1_elevation | 2364 ft |
| mouth | Guyandotte River |
| mouth_location | Mullens |
| mouth_coordinates | |
| mouth_elevation | 1411 ft |
| basin_size | 35.36 sqmi |
| :: |
::callout[type=note] the tributary of the Guyandotte River ::
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The Slab Fork is a tributary of the Guyandotte River, 15.1 mi long, in southern West Virginia in the United States. Via the Guyandotte and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 35.36 sqmi in a mainly rural area on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.
The Slab Fork rises in Raleigh County, approximately 2 mi south of Lester and 2.5 mi west of Sophia, and initially flows generally southwestward through the communities of Slab Fork and Hotchkiss into eastern Wyoming County, where it turns southward and flows through the communities of Maben, Pierpont, and Otsego, to the city of Mullens, where it flows into the Guyandotte River from the north. Between Slab Fork and Mullens, the stream is paralleled by West Virginia Route 54.
According to 1992 data from the United States Geological Survey, approximately 95% of the Slab Fork watershed was forested; approximately 2% was used for agriculture; and approximately 1% was used for commercial or mining purposes.
References
References
- Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Slab Fork (Feature ID #1546888)".
- [[Google Earth]] elevation for [[GNIS]] source coordinates. Retrieved on 2011-10-23.
- United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Assessment, Tracking & Environmental Results: Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2008, West Virginia, Upper Guyandotte Watershed".
- Upper Guyandotte Watershed Association. (February 2006). "Upper Guyandotte River".
- (1997). "West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer". [[DeLorme]].
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