New River

A river of the southeast United States flowing about 515 km (320 mi) from the Blue Ridge Mountains in northwest North Carolina northeast across southwest Virginia then northwest to the Allegheny Plateau in south-central West Virginia.

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New River - a river in the southeastern United States that flows northward from North Carolina to West Virginia where it empties into the Kanawha RiverU.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

New River

New River,

c.320 mi (510 km) long, rising in the Blue Ridge, NW N.C. It flows NE through SW Virginia, then NW into West Virginia where it joins with the Gauley River to form the Kanawha River. It is used extensively to generate electricity. Bluestone Dam (completed 1952), near Hinton, W.Va., provides flood control and power, and its reservoir extends 36 mi (58 km) upstream. The New River Bridge, built across the River Gorge, is the largest steel-arch bridge in the United States.

New River

Related to New River: New River Gorge Bridge

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noun a river in the southeastern United States that flows northward from North Carolina to West Virginia where it empties into the Kanawha River

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