Bluestone River

Geobox|River
name = Bluestone River
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image_size = 300
image_caption = Bluestone River in Pipestem Resort State Park
country = United States
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state = Virginia
state1 = West Virginia
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region_type = Counties
region = Tazewell VA
region1 = Mercer WV
region2 = Summers WV
length_imperial = 77
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discharge_location = Pipestem, West Virginia
discharge_average_imperial = 741
discharge_max_imperial = 7760
discharge_max_note = (1987)
discharge_min_imperial = 148
discharge_min_note = (1963)
discharge_note = cite web
url = http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?03179000
title = USGS 03179000 BLUESTONE RIVER NEAR PIPESTEM, WV
work = National Water Information System
accessdate = 2008-04-24
publisher = U.S. Geological Survey ]
source_name = East River Mountain
source_location = Tazewell County
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source_state = Virginia
source_lat_d = 37
source_lat_m = 10
source_lat_s = 19
source_lat_NS = N
source_long_d = 81
source_long_m = 24
source_long_s = 58
source_long_EW = W
source_coordinates_note = cite gnis|1550405|Bluestone River|2004-04-24]
source_elevation_imperial = 3589
source_elevation_note = cite web
url = http://gisdata.usgs.gov/XMLWebServices/TNM_Elevation_Service.asmx/getElevation?X_Value=-81.416111&Y_Value=37.171944&Elevation_Units=FEET&Source_Layer=-1&Elevation_Only=FALSE
title = Bluestone River Source
work = Elevation Query
accessdate = 2008-04-24
publisher = U.S. Geological Survey ]
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mouth_name = New River in Bluestone Lake
mouth_location = Summers County
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mouth_state = West Virginia
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mouth_lat_d = 37
mouth_lat_m = 36
mouth_lat_s = 44
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mouth_long_d = 80
mouth_long_m = 54
mouth_long_s = 52
mouth_long_EW = W
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tributary_left = Little Bluestone River
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tributary_right = Blacklick Creek
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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. [http://www.bartleby.com/69/2/B07602.html Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry] ] Via the New, Kanawha and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. An 11 mi (18 km) portion of its lower course is designated as the Bluestone National Scenic River. [ [http://www.nps.gov/blue/ Bluestone National Scenic River website] ]

Course

The Bluestone rises on East River Mountain in Tazewell County, Virginia and flows generally northeastwardly through Mercer and Summers Counties in West Virginia, passing the towns of Bluefield in Virginia and Bramwell and Montcalm in West Virginia. [DeLorme (2005). "Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer". Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-326-5] DeLorme (1997). "West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer". Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-246-3] It joins the New River about 4 mi (6.4 km) south of Hinton as part of Bluestone Lake, which is formed by a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dam on the New. The Bluestone's National Scenic River segment is located mostly in Summers County, as is Pipestem Resort State Park, which lies along a gorge formed by the river. [ [http://www.pipestemresort.com/ Pipestem Resort State Park website] ]

Little Bluestone River

The Little Bluestone River [Gnis|1542035|Little Bluestone River] is a minor tributary of the Bluestone in Summers County, fewer than 10 mi (15 km) in length from its formation by the confluence of two streams, White Oak Branch and Jumping Branch.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Bluestone River has also been known as: [Gnis|1550405|Bluestone River]
*Big Bluestone River
*Blue Stone Creek
*Blue Stone River
*Bluestone Creek
*Mec-ce-ne-ke-ke-ce-pe-we
*Mec-cen-ne-ke-ke
*Mo-mom-ga-sen-eka-ce-pe

ee also

*List of Virginia rivers
*List of West Virginia rivers
*List of National Wild and Scenic Rivers

External links

* [http://www.lrh.usace.army.mil/projects/lakes/bln/ Bluestone Lake website]
* [http://www.bluestonesp.com/ Bluestone State Park website]

References