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Hunting and fishing in WV

Nature Conservancy helping to keep WV wild.

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Complete listing of schools in the state.
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Complete information on all 55 counties, plus interesting facts about the state.

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Blennerhassett Island is immersed in color as a warm
spring day comes to an end along the Ohio River.

11 major rivers in West Virginia

These rivers are either within the state or boarder it. The miles shown are within or boarder West Virginia. The Ohio River, which boarder much of the northwestern part of the state is control by West Virginia.

1. Ohio, 277 miles

2. Potomac, 112 miles
-- South branch, 133 miles
-- North branch,97 miles

3. Monongahela, 37 miles
-- Cheat, 159 miles
-- West Fork, 102 miles
-- Tygart Valley, 133 miles

4. Kanawha, 97 miles
- - Coal, 70 miles

5. New, 57 miles

6. Big Sandy, 27 miles
--- Tug Fork, 55 miles

7. Greenbrier, 167 miles

8. Gauley, 105 miles

9. Elk, 172 miles
10. Guyandotte, 166 miles

11. Little Kanawha, 167 miles

Source: The West Virginia Book of Lists by Gerald Timlinson and Richard C. Weigen

State Population: 1,808,344
Land in square miles: 24,078
Number of people per square mile: 75.1
More facts from the 2000 Census

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