Stony River (West Virginia)
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The Stony River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
accessed August 15, 2011
tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...
of the
North Branch Potomac River The North Branch Potomac River flows from Fairfax Stone in West Virginia to its confluence with the South Branch Potomac River near Green Spring, West Virginia, where it turns into the Potomac River proper. Course From the Fairfax Stone, th ...
in
Grant County Grant County may refer to: Places ;Australia * County of Grant, Victoria ;United States * Grant County, Arkansas * Grant County, Indiana * Grant County, Kansas *Grant County, Kentucky Grant County is a county located in the northern pa ...
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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 ...
's Eastern Panhandle. The Stony River joins with the North Branch at the Mineral County border. Its source lies north of the
Dolly Sods Wilderness The Dolly Sods Wilderness (DSW, originally simply Dolly Sods) is a U.S. Wilderness Area in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia and is part of the Monongahela National Forest of the U.S. Forest Service. Dolly Sods is a rocky, high- ...
on the Tucker County border in the
Allegheny Front The Allegheny Front is the major southeast- or east-facing escarpment in the Allegheny Mountains in southern Pennsylvania, western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and western Virginia. The Allegheny Front forms the boundary between the Ridge-an ...
. Tributaries of the Stony River include Mud Run, Red Sea Run, Morgan Run, Helmick Run, Fourmile Run, Laurel Run, and Mill Run. Near its source, the Stony River was once
dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, aqua ...
med by the Stony River Dam to create
Stony River Reservoir Stony River Reservoir was constructed on the Stony River in 1888 by Westvaco to supply the source of water for the company's main pulp mill. William Luke William G. Luke (28 May 1829 — 24 November 1912) was an American businessman who founded ...
between Cabin Mountain and Fore Knobs. The dam, owned by the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co., failed around 3am on January 15, 1914, causing a substantial flood in small towns downriver. The center portion of the dam has since been demolished and the reservoir drained. Further north, the Stony River is dammed again to form the
Mount Storm Lake Mount Storm Lake – also known as New Stony River Reservoir – is a reservoir created in 1965 on the Stony River in Grant County, West Virginia.West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, South Charleston, WV (2003)"Mount Storm La ...
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See also

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List of West Virginia rivers 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. Exc ...


References

Rivers of Grant County, West Virginia Rivers of West Virginia Tributaries of the Potomac River {{WestVirginia-river-stub