Big Sandy River photograph

Big Sandy River

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Length47 km
Mouth Ohio River
2nd sourceLevisa Fork
⁃ average4,461 cu ft/s (126. 3 m3/s)
Sources Tug Fork
Levisa Fork
Did you knowThe Norfolk & Western Railroad was built along the Big Sandy during the late 1880s.
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About Big Sandy River


The Big Sandy River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 29 miles long, in western West Virginia and northeastern Kentucky in the United States. The river forms part of the boundary between the two states along its entire course. Via the Ohio River, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed.

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