Little Kanawha River
| Little Kanawha River | |
|---|---|
The Little Kanawha River just upstream of its mouth in Parkersburg | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Upshur County, West Virginia |
| Mouth | |
• location | Ohio River, Parkersburg, West Virginia |
| Length | 169 mi (272 km) |
| Basin size | 2,320 sq mi (6,000 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 3,187.67 cu ft/s (90.265 m3/s) (estimate) |
The Little Kanawha River is a tributary of the Ohio River, 169 mi (269 km) long, in western West Virginia in the United States. Via the Ohio, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 2,320 mi2 (6,009 km2) on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau. It served as an important commercial water route in the early history of West Virginia, particularly in the logging and petroleum industries.