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waterfall
A waterfall is any point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge
of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in seve ...
s in the U.S. state of
West Virginia
West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ...
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Surface waterfalls
Underground waterfalls
Many of the state's subterranean waterfalls far exceed the surface falls in height.
See also
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List of waterfalls
This list of notable waterfalls of the world is sorted by continent, then country, then province, state or territory. A waterfall is included if it is at least tall and has an existing Wikipedia article, or it is considered historically sig ...
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List of West Virginia-related topics
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of West Virginia:
West Virginia – U.S. state located in the Appalachian region of the Southern United States. West Virginia became a state following ...
References
Citations
Further reading
*Adams, Kevin (2002), ''Waterfalls of Virginia and West Virginia: A Hiking and Photography Guide''; Menasha Ridge Press.
*Rehbein, Ed and Randall Sanger (2011), ''West Virginia Waterfalls: The New River Gorge'';
Terra Alta, West Virginia
Terra Alta is a town in eastern Preston County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,415 at the 2020 census.
History
Terra Alta was originally called Portland, and under the latter name had its start in the 1850s. The present nam ...
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hotographs*Hartigan, Rick (2017), West Virginia Waterfalls, Nature Trek Publishing, LLC,
irectory with directions, GPS, maps, & photographs
External links
West Virginia WaterFalls (Map) @ Great Lakes Waterfalls & BeyondWest Virginia Waterfalls (Map) @ West Virginia Waterfalls website http://wvwaterfalls.com/
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West Virginia
West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ...
Waterfalls
A waterfall is any point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge
of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in several ...