North Fork Blackwater River
North Fork Blackwater River is a stream in Tucker, West Virginia. North Fork Blackwater River is situated nearby to the hamlet Douglas, as well as near Coketon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Elakala Falls.
Elakala Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Forest Wander, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Elakala Falls are a series of four waterfalls of Shays Run as it descends into the Blackwater Canyon in West Virginia. They are within Blackwater Falls State Park and are quite popular among photographers, with the ease of access for the first waterfall, and the relatively low traffic of the other waterfalls in the series.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Douglas and Coketon.
Douglas
Hamlet
Douglas is an unincorporated community and coal town on the North Fork Blackwater River in Tucker County, West Virginia, United States. Originally known as Albert, the community's name was changed to Douglas by an official Board on Geographic Names decision in 1965.
Coketon
Hamlet
Coketon is an unincorporated community and coal town in Tucker County, West Virginia, United States. Coketon lies at the confluence of Snyder Run and the North Fork Blackwater River, south of the town of Thomas. Coketon is situated 2 miles north of North Fork Blackwater River.
Benbush
Hamlet
Benbush is an unincorporated community and coal town in Tucker County, West Virginia, United States. Benbush is located to the northwest of Thomas along West Virginia Secondary Route 18. Benbush is situated 3 miles north of North Fork Blackwater River.
North Fork Blackwater River
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “North Blackwater River”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Tucker, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.11233° or 39° 6′ 44″ northLongitude
-79.52172° or 79° 31′ 18″ westElevation
2,379 feet (725 metres)Open location code
87F24F6H+W8GeoNames ID
4816733
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