Cheat River
The Cheat River is a 78.3-mile-long tributary of the Monongahela River in eastern West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania in the United States. Via the Ohio River, the Cheat and Monongahela are part of the Mississippi River watershed.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania, United States
- Also known as: “Ach-sin-ha-nac”, “Achsinhanac”, “Cheal River”, “Chealt River”, “Eleat River”, and “Wilmoths River”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Albert Gallatin Memorial Bridge and Fort Martin Power Station.
Fort Martin Power Station
Power station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dilliner and Lake Lynn.
Dilliner
Hamlet
Dilliner is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Lake Lynn
Hamlet
Lake Lynn is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. Lake Lynn is situated 2½ miles southeast of Cheat River.
Hoard
Hamlet
Hoard is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. Hoard is situated 3 miles southwest of Cheat River.
Cheat River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Fayette, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.74286° or 39° 44′ 34″ north
Longitude
-79.90117° or 79° 54′ 4″ west
Elevation
781 feet (238 metres)
Open location code
87F2P3VX+4G
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Cheat River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Cheat”
- Catalan: “Cheat”
- Cebuano: “Cheat River”
- Croatian: “Cheat”
- Dutch: “Cheat River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر تشيات”
- French: “Cheat River”
- French: “Cheat”
- German: “Cheat River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Cheat”
- Japanese: “チート川”
- Russian: “Чит (река)”
- Russian: “Чит”
- Swedish: “Cheat River”
- Venetian: “Cheat”
- Welsh: “Afon Cheat”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: West Point Marion and Point Marion.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Cagey Cemetery and Evergreen Memorial Park.
Pennsylvania: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
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