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The Cacapon River (locally / k ə ˈ k eɪ p ən / kə-KAY-pən; meaning Medicine Waters), located in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia's eastern panhandle region, is an 81.0-mile-long (130.4 km) [2] shallow river known for its fishing, boating, wildlife, hunting, and wilderness scenery.
Dillons Run is a 12.9-mile-long (20.8 km) [1] tributary stream of the Cacapon River, belonging to the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay watersheds. The stream is located in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia 's Eastern Panhandle .
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. There are also smaller streams (i.e., branches, creeks, drains, forks, licks, runs, etc.) in the state. Exclusive of major tributaries, there are about 46 named rivers in West Virginia.
Also beginning at Rio, the North River parallels West Virginia Route 29 (Delray Road). On its journey northward, the river is fed from the west by Deep Run and Mick Run, which drain off of Short Mountain. Further north along WV 29, the river passes through the communities of Delray and Sedan at Pearl Ridge (1302 ft).
Edwards Run is a 7.9-mile-long (12.7 km) [1] tributary stream of the Cacapon River, belonging to the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay watersheds. [2] The stream is located in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. Edwards Run is named for Joseph Edwards and his family, whose plantation encompassed most of the ...
The Little Cacapon River is a 25.1-mile-long (40.4 km) [1] free-flowing tributary of the Potomac River in the center of Hampshire County, West Virginia. [2] Via the Potomac River, its waters are part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, leading to the Atlantic Ocean .
Capon Lake is situated between Yellow Spring and Intermont at the junction of West Virginia Route 259 and Capon Springs Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 16) along the Cacapon River. Capon Springs Run empties into the Cacapon here across from the old Capon Lake Whipple Truss Bridge. Capon Lake takes its name from the Cacapon River's lake-like ...
Edwards Run Wildlife Management Area is located on 397 acres (1.6 km 2) [2] two miles (3 km) north of Capon Bridge on Cold Stream Road (County Route 15) near Cold Stream in Hampshire County, West Virginia. Edwards Run WMA is owned by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.