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Russell Fork
Russell Fork
	Russell Fork flowing through Breaks Interstate Park
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Country	United States
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Source
• location	Virginia
Mouth
• location	Kentucky

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The Russell Fork^[1] is a 51.9-mile-long (83.5 km)^[2] tributary of the Levisa Fork in southwestern Virginia and southeastern Kentucky in the United States. Known for its whitewater, it rises in the Appalachian Mountains of southwest Virginia, in southern Buchanan County at the base of Big A Mountain, and flows northwest into Dickenson County. The Russell Fork continues to flow through the town of Haysi, Virginia, the Breaks Interstate Park, and the town of Elkhorn City, Kentucky, in Pike County, to the community of Millard, Kentucky where it flows into the Levisa Fork which, together with the Tug Fork, form the Big Sandy River.

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Russell Fork, 1975 Board on Geographic Names decision
^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 13, 2011

USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia (1974)
Salmon, Emily J.; Edward D. C. Campbell, Jr., eds. (1994). The Hornbook of Virginia History (4th ed.). Richmond, VA: Virginia Office of Graphic Communications. ISBN 0-88490-177-7.

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Russell Fork Info

37°24′24″N 82°26′25″W / 37.40677°N 82.44015°W / 37.40677; -82.44015

[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Russell Fork, 1975 Board on Geographic Names decision

[NHD-2] U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 13, 2011

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-The '''Russell Fork River''' is a tributary of the [[Levisa Fork River]] in southwestern [[Virginia]] and southeastern [[Kentucky]] in the [[United States]].  Known for its whitewater rafting, it rises in the [[Appalachian Mountains]] of [[Southwest Virginia]], in southern [[Dickenson County, Virginia]] and flows North through the town of [[Haysi, Virginia]], the [[Breaks Interstate Park]], and the town of [[Elkhorn City, Kentucky]], in [[Pike County, Kentucky]] where it flows into the Levisa Fork River which, together with the [[Tug Fork River]], form the [[Big Sandy River]].
+The '''Russell Fork'''<ref>{{gnis|502524}}, 1975 Board on Geographic Names decision</ref> is a {{convert|51.9|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed June 13, 2011</ref> tributary of the [[Levisa Fork]] in southwestern [[Virginia]] and southeastern [[Kentucky]] in the [[United States]].  Known for its whitewater, it rises in the [[Appalachian Mountains]] of [[southwest Virginia]], in southern [[Buchanan County, Virginia|Buchanan County]] at the base of [[Big A Mountain]], and flows northwest into [[Dickenson County, Virginia|Dickenson County]].  The Russell Fork continues to flow through the town of [[Haysi, Virginia]], the [[Breaks Interstate Park]], and the town of [[Elkhorn City, Kentucky]], in [[Pike County, Kentucky|Pike County]], to the community of [[Millard, Kentucky]] where it flows into the Levisa Fork which, together with the [[Tug Fork]], form the [[Big Sandy River (Ohio River)|Big Sandy River]].
 ==See also==
 *[[List of rivers of Kentucky]]
 *[[List of rivers of Virginia]]
+*[[Breaks Interstate Park]]
 ==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-*[http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/ USGS Geographic Names Information Service]
 *USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia (1974)
-*{{cite book | last = Salmon | first = Emily J. | coauthors = Edward D. C. Campbell, Jr.  | title = The Hornbook of Virginia History | origdate = 1994 | edition = 4th Edition | publisher = Virginia Office of Graphic Communications | isbn = 0-88490-177-7 | location = Richmond, VA }}
+*{{cite book |editor-last = Salmon |editor-first = Emily J. |editor2=Edward D. C. Campbell, Jr.  | title = The Hornbook of Virginia History | year = 1994 | edition = 4th | publisher = Virginia Office of Graphic Communications | isbn = 0-88490-177-7 | location = Richmond, VA }}
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.russellfork.info Russell Fork River]
+*[http://www.russellfork.info Russell Fork Info]
+{{coord|37.40677|N|82.44015|W|source:GNIStemplate_region:US-KY|display=title}}
+{{authority control}}
-{{Virginia-geo-stub}}
 [[Category:Rivers of Virginia]]
+[[Category:Landforms of Dickenson County, Virginia]]
+[[Category:Rivers of Kentucky]]
-{{coord missing|Virginia}}
+[[Category:Rivers of Pike County, Kentucky]]