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Bluestone River

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The Bluestone River is a tributary of the New River, 77 mi (124 km) long, in southwestern Virginia and southern West Virginia in the United States. [1]

38 relations: Bluefield, Virginia, Bluestone Lake, Bluestone National Scenic River, Bramwell, West Virginia, Canyon, Carp, Coal mining, Confluence, Dam, DeLorme, Drainage basin, Fecal coliform, Geographic Names Information System, Hinton, West Virginia, Kanawha River, List of National Wild and Scenic Rivers, List of rivers of Virginia, List of rivers of West Virginia, Mercer County, West Virginia, Mississippi River, Montcalm, West Virginia, National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, New River (Kanawha River tributary), Ohio River, Pipestem Resort State Park, Pipestem, West Virginia, Polychlorinated biphenyl, Southern West Virginia, Southwest Virginia, Summers County, West Virginia, Tazewell County, Virginia, Tributary, United States, United States Army Corps of Engineers, United States Geological Survey, Virginia, West Virginia, West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.

Bluefield, Virginia

Bluefield is a town in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States, located along the Bluestone River.

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Bluestone Lake

Bluestone Lake is a flood control reservoir located on the New River near Hinton, West Virginia.

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Bluestone National Scenic River

The Bluestone National Scenic River protects a section of the Bluestone River in Summers and Mercer counties of southern West Virginia.

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Bramwell, West Virginia

Bramwell is a town in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States, along the Bluestone River.

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Canyon

A canyon (Spanish: cañón; archaic British English spelling: cañon) or gorge is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosive activity of a river over geologic timescales.

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Carp

Carp are various species of oily freshwater fish from the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia.

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Coal mining

Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground.

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Confluence

In geography, a confluence (also: conflux) occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join together to form a single channel.

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Dam

A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of water or underground streams.

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DeLorme

DeLorme is a producer of personal satellite tracking, messaging, and navigation technology.

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Drainage basin

A drainage basin is any area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a river, bay, or other body of water.

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Fecal coliform

A fecal coliform (British: faecal coliform) is a facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped, gram-negative, non-sporulating bacterium.

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Geographic Names Information System

The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its territories.

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Hinton, West Virginia

Hinton is a city in Summers County, West Virginia, United States.

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Kanawha River

The Kanawha River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 97 mi (156 km) long, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

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List of National Wild and Scenic Rivers

This is a list of the designated National Wild and Scenic Rivers in the United States.

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List of rivers of Virginia

This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Virginia.

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List of rivers of West Virginia

This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of West Virginia. List of West Virginia rivers includes streams formally designated as rivers.

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Mercer County, West Virginia

Mercer County is a county on the southwestern border of the U.S. state of West Virginia.

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Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is the chief river of the second-largest drainage system on the North American continent, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system.

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Montcalm, West Virginia

Montcalm is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States.

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National Wild and Scenic Rivers System

The National Wild and Scenic River is a designation for certain protected areas in the United States.

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New River (Kanawha River tributary)

The New River is a river which flows through the U.S. states of North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia before joining with the Gauley River to form the Kanawha River at the town of Gauley Bridge, West Virginia.

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Ohio River

The Ohio River, which streams westward from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Cairo, Illinois, is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River in the United States.

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Pipestem Resort State Park

Pipestem Resort State Park is a state park located in southern West Virginia, on the border between Mercer and Summers counties.

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Pipestem, West Virginia

Pipestem (also Jordans Chapel or Pipe Stem) is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States.

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Polychlorinated biphenyl

A polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) is an organic chlorine compound with the formula C12H10−xClx.

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Southern West Virginia

Southern West Virginia is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

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Southwest Virginia

Southwest Virginia, often abbreviated as SWVA, is a mountainous region of Virginia in the westernmost part of the commonwealth.

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Summers County, West Virginia

Summers County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

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Tazewell County, Virginia

Tazewell County is a county located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Virginia.

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Tributary

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Army Corps of Engineers

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is a U.S. federal agency under the Department of Defense and a major Army command made up of some 37,000 civilian and military personnel, making it one of the world's largest public engineering, design, and construction management agencies.

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United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey (USGS, formerly simply Geological Survey) is a scientific agency of the United States government.

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Virginia

Virginia (officially the Commonwealth of Virginia) is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States located between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

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West Virginia

West Virginia is a state located in the Appalachian region of the Southern United States.

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West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources is a government agency of the U.S. state of West Virginia.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluestone_River

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