Guyandotte River

The Guyandotte River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 166 mi (267 km) long, in southwestern West Virginia in the United States. It drains an area of the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau south of the Ohio between the watersheds of the Kanawha River to the northeast and Twelvepole Creek and the Big Sandy River to the southwest. Via the Ohio River, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed.

Course

The Guyandotte is formed in southwestern Raleigh County by the confluence of two streams, Winding Gulf and Stonecoal Creek, and flows initially west-northwestwardly into Wyoming and Mingo Counties. It turns briefly northward in Mingo County and enters Logan County, where it turns north-northwestwardly for the remainder of its highly meandering course through Logan, Lincoln and Cabell Counties. It enters the Ohio from the south in Huntington, about 5 mi (8 km) east of its downtown.

Dams

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dam in Mingo County causes the river to widen as R.D. Bailey Lake in Mingo and western Wyoming Counties.

Tributaries

The Mud River joins the Guyandotte at Barboursville in Cabell County.

Cities and towns along the Guyandotte River

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Guyandotte River has also been known as:

Arbuckles River
Big Laurel Fork
Guiandotte River
Guyan Dot River
Guyan Dott River
Guyan River
Guyandates Creek
Guyandot Creek
Guyandot River
Guyandott River
La-ke-we-ke-ton
Little Guiandot
Se-co-ne
Se-co-nee
Secone
Seconec

External links

Guyandotte River | Rivers of West Virginia