The Bluestone has been compromised by PCB contamination, largely left over from former coal mining activities. As a result of this contamination, Virginia does not recommend eating any carp in the upstream vicinity of Bluefield, Virginia.[9] West Virginia recommends eating no more than one meal of carp per month.[10]
In Virginia, the state Department of Environmental Quality does not recommend any contact recreation (such as swimming or wading) in the Bluestone due to high levels of fecal coliform bacteria.[11]
Little Bluestone Riveredit
The Little Bluestone River[12] is a minor tributary of the Bluestone in Summers County, fewer than 10 mi (15 km) in length from its formation by the confluence of two streams, White Oak Branch and Jumping Branch.[7]
^(PDF). Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. September 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-04. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Bluestone River
^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bluestone River
External linksedit
Bluestone State Park website
February 15, 2024
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For the river in Alaska see Bluestone River Alaska The Bluestone River is a tributary of the New River 77 mi 124 km long in southwestern Virginia and southern West Virginia in the United States 3 Via the New Kanawha and Ohio rivers it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River An 11 mi 18 km portion of its lower course in West Virginia is designated as the Bluestone National Scenic River 5 Bluestone RiverBluestone River in Pipestem Resort State ParkLocationCountryUnited StatesStateVirginia West VirginiaCountiesTazewell VA Mercer WV Summers WVPhysical characteristicsSourceEast River Mountain locationTazewell County Virginia coordinates37 10 19 N 81 24 58 W 37 17194 N 81 41611 W 37 17194 81 41611 1 elevation3 589 ft 1 094 m 2 MouthNew River in Bluestone Lake locationSummers County West Virginia coordinates37 36 44 N 80 54 52 W 37 61222 N 80 91444 W 37 61222 80 91444 1 elevation1 424 ft 434 m 1 Length77 mi 124 km 3 Discharge locationPipestem West Virginia 4 minimum7 cu ft s 0 20 m3 s daily mean September 22 1955 maximum19 300 cu ft s 550 m3 s peak April 5 1977 Basin featuresProgressionBluestone River New River Kanawha River Ohio River Mississippi River Gulf of MexicoTributaries leftLittle Bluestone River rightBlacklick Creek West Virginia Brush Creek West Virginia Pipestem CreekNational Wild and Scenic RiverTypeScenicDesignatedOctober 26 1988 Contents 1 Course 2 Pollution 3 Little Bluestone River 4 Variant names 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksCourse editThe Bluestone rises on East River Mountain in Tazewell County Virginia and flows generally northeastwardly through Mercer and Summers counties in West Virginia passing the towns of Bluefield in Virginia and Bramwell and Montcalm in West Virginia 6 7 It joins the New River about 4 mi 6 4 km south of Hinton as part of Bluestone Lake 3 which is formed by a U S Army Corps of Engineers dam on the New The Bluestone s National Scenic River segment is located mostly in Summers County as is Pipestem Resort State Park which lies along a gorge formed by the river 7 8 Pollution editThe Bluestone has been compromised by PCB contamination largely left over from former coal mining activities As a result of this contamination Virginia does not recommend eating any carp in the upstream vicinity of Bluefield Virginia 9 West Virginia recommends eating no more than one meal of carp per month 10 In Virginia the state Department of Environmental Quality does not recommend any contact recreation such as swimming or wading in the Bluestone due to high levels of fecal coliform bacteria 11 Little Bluestone River editThe Little Bluestone River 12 is a minor tributary of the Bluestone in Summers County fewer than 10 mi 15 km in length from its formation by the confluence of two streams White Oak Branch and Jumping Branch 7 Variant names editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System the Bluestone River has also been known as 13 Big Bluestone River Blue Stone Creek Blue Stone River Bluestone CreekNative American names have included the following Mec ce ne ke ke ce pe we Mec cen ne ke ke Mo mom ga sen eka ce peSee also editList of Virginia rivers List of West Virginia rivers List of National Wild and Scenic RiversReferences edit a b c Bluestone River Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved 2004 04 24 Bluestone River Source Elevation Query U S Geological Survey Retrieved 2008 04 24 permanent dead link a b c Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry Archived March 25 2005 at the Wayback Machine USGS 03179000 BLUESTONE RIVER NEAR PIPESTEM WV National Water Information System U S Geological Survey Retrieved 2010 03 16 Bluestone National Scenic River website DeLorme 2005 Virginia Atlas amp Gazetteer Yarmouth Maine DeLorme ISBN 0 89933 326 5 a b c DeLorme 1997 West Virginia Atlas amp Gazetteer Yarmouth Maine DeLorme ISBN 0 89933 246 3 Pipestem Resort State Park website PCBs in the Bluestone River PDF Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Archived PDF from the original on 2011 04 09 Retrieved April 13 2010 West Virginia Fish Consumption Advisories West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Archived from the original on March 7 2010 Retrieved April 13 2010 Fecal Bacteria and General Standard Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Bluestone River PDF Virginia Department of Environmental Quality September 2004 Archived from the original PDF on 2012 03 04 Retrieved April 13 2010 U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Little Bluestone River U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Bluestone RiverExternal links editBluestone Lake website Bluestone State Park website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bluestone River amp oldid 1167630462, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
