卡諾瓦河

卡諾瓦河(英語:Kanawha River)是俄亥俄河的一條支流,長約156公里,位於美國西維吉尼亞州,是西弗吉尼亞州最大的內陸水道,在19世紀中葉的美國工業化時期有重要作用。

Kanawha River
卡諾瓦河
卡諾瓦河一景,位於西弗吉尼亞州聖奧爾本斯
Map of the Kanawha River and its tributary the New River, with the Kanawha River highlighted in darker blue.
國家 美國
 西弗吉尼亞州
費耶特縣卡諾瓦縣梅森縣普特南縣
流域
源頭新河[1]
 • 位置北卡羅來納州阿什縣
 • 座標36°32′45″N 81°21′09″W / 36.54583°N 81.35250°W / 36.54583; -81.35250
 • 海拔2,546英尺(776米)
第二源頭高利河[2]
 • 位置西弗吉尼亞州波卡洪塔斯縣Three Forks of Gauley
 • 座標38°24′33″N 80°14′17″W / 38.40917°N 80.23806°W / 38.40917; -80.23806
 • 海拔2,917英尺(889米)
河口俄亥俄河[3]
 • 位置西弗吉尼亞州Point Pleasant
 • 座標38°50′16″N 82°08′34″W / 38.83778°N 82.14278°W / 38.83778; -82.14278
 • 海拔538英尺(164米)
流域面積12,236 sq mi(31,690 km2
本貌
長度97 mi(156 km)
流量 
 • 地點查爾斯頓,距離河口56.8 mi(91.4 km)
 • 最小流量1,100 cu ft/s(31 m3/s)
 • 最大流量216,000 cu ft/s(6,100 m3/s)
特徵
左岸支流Coal River
右岸支流Elk RiverPocatalico River

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