Elk River
The Elk River is a tributary of the Kanawha River, 172 miles long, in central West Virginia in the United States. Via the Kanawha and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary of the Kanawha River in central West Virginia in the United States
- Also known as: “Dry Fork”, “Pe-quo-ni”, “Pe-quo-ni-cepe”, “Pequoni”, “Tis-chil-waugh”, “Tiskelewah”, “Tiskelwah”, “To-que-man”, and “To-qui-min-cepe”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center and Magic Island.
Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center
Convention center
The Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center is a municipal event complex located in downtown Charleston, West Virginia, United States. Opened in 1959, the facility includes a multi-purpose coliseum, a theater, the Charleston Municipal Auditorium, and a convention center.
Magic Island
Park
Magic Island is an island in the Kanawha River near its confluence with the Elk River in Charleston, West Virginia. Kanawha Boulevard separates Magic Island from Charleston's West Side neighborhood.
Charleston Municipal Auditorium
Government office
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The Charleston Municipal Auditorium is a public auditorium in Charleston, West Virginia, and is part of the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Side and Fort Hill.
East Side
Hamlet
East Side is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
Fort Hill
Neighborhood
Fort Hill is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
Charleston
Photo: Jdc120763, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Charleston, established in 1794, is the state capital of West Virginia. With a population of about 49,000 in 2020, Charleston is the largest city in West Virginia.
Elk River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Elk River” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Elk ibaia (Mendebaldeko Virginia)”
- Basque: “Elk ibaia”
- Catalan: “Elk”
- Cebuano: “Elk River”
- German: “Elk River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Elk”
- Mingrelian: “ელკი (ბჟადალი ვირჯინია)”
- Mingrelian: “ელკი”
- Russian: “Элк (приток Кановы)”
- Russian: “Элк”
- Venetian: “Elk”
- Welsh: “Afon Elk”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as West Side and South Hills.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kanawha Boulevard Bridge and Virginia Street Bridge.
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