Shavers Fork
| Shavers Fork | |
|---|---|
Shavers Fork at Stuart Recreation Area in the Monongahela National Forest | |
Map of the Monongahela River basin, with Shavers Fork highlighted. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| Counties | Tucker, Randolph, Pocahontas |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Thorny Flat, Cheat Mountain |
| • location | Pocahontas County, West Virginia |
| • coordinates | 38°23′44″N 79°59′02″W / 38.39556°N 79.98389°W |
| • elevation | 4,553 ft (1,388 m) |
| Mouth | Cheat River |
• location | Parsons, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 39°06′39″N 79°40′43″W / 39.11083°N 79.67861°W |
• elevation | 1,621 ft (494 m) |
| Length | 89 mi (143 km) |
| Basin size | 214 sq mi (550 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Bowden, West Virginia |
| • average | 445 cu ft/s (12.6 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 99 cu ft/s (2.8 m3/s)(1976) |
| • maximum | 27,600 cu ft/s (780 m3/s)(2010) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cheat Bridge, WV |
| • average | 188 cu ft/s (5.3 m3/s) |
Shavers Fork of the Cheat River is situated in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, USA. It is 88.5 mi (142.4 km) long and forms the Cheat at its confluence with Black Fork at Parsons. It was traditionally considered one of the five Forks of Cheat and its upper reaches constitute the highest river in the eastern United States.