Lost River

E199814

Lost River is a largely subterranean river in West Virginia known for disappearing underground and reemerging as the Cacapon River.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lost River canonical 3
The Sinks of Lost River 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
subterranean river
connectedTo Cacapon River
continent North America
country United States
disappearsUndergroundAt The Sinks
drainageBasin Chesapeake Bay watershed
linked to: Chesapeake Bay
flowsNear Lost City, West Virginia
Mathias, West Virginia
flowsThrough Lost River Valley
geologicalSetting Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
hasAlternateDescription largely subterranean river in West Virginia
hasCourseCharacteristic subsurface flow before resurfacing
surface flow that vanishes into karst features
hasHydrologicalFeature disappearing stream
karst topography
underground channel
hasNotableSection The Sinks of Lost River
linked to: Lost River
hasValley Lost River Valley
hydrologicalType losing stream
isTributaryOf Cacapon River
knownFor disappearing underground
reappearing as the Cacapon River
locatedIn Hardy County, West Virginia
West Virginia
locatedInRegion Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
mouth Cacapon River
nameEtymology named for its disappearance underground
nearbyProtectedArea Lost River State Park
partOf Potomac River watershed
linked to: Potomac River
reemergenceLocation near Wardensville, West Virginia
reemergesAs Cacapon River
riverSystem Cacapon River
sourceLocation Appalachian Mountains
George Washington National Forest region
state West Virginia
usedFor canoeing
fishing
recreation

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cacapon River hasTributary Lost River
Valley of the Lost River hasHydrologicalFeature Lost River
Lost River hasNotableSection The Sinks of Lost River
linked to: Lost River