Kanawha River

The Kanawha River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 97 mi long, in the U.S. state of . The largest inland waterway in West Virginia, its watershed has been a significant industrial region of the state since early in the 19th century.
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  • Stream
  • Description: tributary of Ohio River in West Virginia, United States
  • Also known as
    “Big Conhaway River”
    “Big Connawas River”
    “Big Kanawha River”
    “Canawha”
    “Canhawa River”
    “Chinidashhichetha”
    “Chinodahichetha River”
    “Chinodashichetha”
    “Chinondaista”
    “Great Canawha River”
    “Great Kanawha River”
    “Great Kanhawa River”
    “Great Kanhaway River”
    “Great Kehhawa River”
    “Great Kenhawa River”
    “Great Kenhaway River”
    “Great Konhaway River”
    “Kanahaway River”
    “Kanawa River”
    “Kanawah River”
    “Kanaway River”
    “Kanawhy River”
    “Kanhaway River”
    “Kannawha River”
    “Keanawha River”
    “Kenhaway River”
    “Keninsheka”
    “Kinhaway River”
    “Kunhaway River”
    “Le-we-ke-o-mi”
    “New River”
    “Pi-que-me-ta-mi”
    “Pique-me-ta-nei”
    “Wood’s River”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Tu-Endie-Wei Point Pleasant Battle Monument State Park and Silver Memorial Bridge.
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Park
Tu-Endie-Wei State Park is located at the confluence…
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Bridge
The Silver Bridge was an eyebar-chain suspension…
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Park

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kanauga and Point Pleasant.
Hamlet
is an unincorporated community and…
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is a town of 4,637 people in .
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is a village of 3,600 people in Gallia County, in .

Kanawha River

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Latitude
38.83786° or 38° 50′ 16″ north
Longitude
-82.14264° or 82° 8′ 34″ west
Open location code
86CVRVQ4+4W
Geo­Names ID
4810644
Wiki­data ID
Q918867

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Kanawha River” goes by many names.
نهر كاناواArabic
Ríu KanawhaAsturian
Kanawha ibaiaBasque
KanawhaCatalan
Kanawha RiverCebuano
卡诺瓦河Chinese
Kanawha RiverDanish
Kanawha RiverDutch
نهر كاناواEgyptian Arabic
KanawhaEsperanto
KanawhaFrench
rivière ChinondaistaFrench
Kanawha RiverGerman
קאנאווהHebrew
Abhainn KanawhaIrish
カナウハ川Japanese
カナワ川Japanese
KanovaLithuanian
Kanova (upė)Lithuanian
კანოვაMingrelian
კანოვა (წყარმალუ)Mingrelian
KanawhaNorwegian
KanawhaNorwegian Bokmål
KanawhaPolish
Rio KanawhaPortuguese
КановаRussian
Канова (река)Russian
KanawhaSlovenian
Kanawha RiverSlovenian
reka KanawhaSlovenian
کاناوها چاییSouth Azerbaijani
Río KanawhaSpanish
KanawhaVenetian
Afon KanawhaWelsh

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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