page_title: Cacapon River
section_title: Tributaries
hierarchical_section_title: Cacapon River / Tributaries
caption_attribution_description: English: North River viewed from Cold Stream Road (County Route 45/20) bridge at North River Mills, West Virginia, United States.
context_page_description: The Cacapon River, located in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle region, is an 81.0-mile-long river known for its fishing, boating, wildlife, and scenery. As part of the Potomac River watershed, it is an American Heritage River.
  The Cacapon River Watershed is made up of three major river segments and many smaller stream watersheds. The headwaters of the Cacapon River, known as the Lost River, is 31.1 miles long and receives water from a watershed covering 178 square miles. The largest tributary of the Cacapon is the North River, which drains 206 square miles, an area comparable to that of the Lost River. Overall, the Cacapon River watershed includes the Lost and North River watersheds, and those of many smaller streams for a total of 680 square miles. The Cacapon watershed is itself part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
  In recent years the Cacapon River and its watershed have become threatened by development, and industrial and agricultural growth. Concern about these issues led to the establishment of the Cacapon Institute in 1985.
context_section_description: Tributary streams are listed from south to north. Major tributaries are listed in bold.
  Lost River
  Trout Run
  Waites Run
  Slate Rock Run
  Moores Run
  Sine Run
  Harness Run
  Hawk Run
  Capon Springs Run
  Himmelwright Run
  Dry Run
  Yellow Spring Run
  Falling Run
  Loman Branch
  Crooked Run
  Old Man Run
  Kale Hollow Run
  Mill Branch
  Dillons Run
  Gunbarrel Hollow Run
  Parks Hollow Run
  Edwards Run and Edwards Run Lake
  Cold Stream
  Frog Hollow Run
  Bloomery Run
  Ivy Run
  North River
  Grassy Lick Run
  Tearcoat Creek
  Bearwallow Creek
  Bowers Run
  Wolf Hollow Run
  Critton Run
  Falling Spring Run
  Stony Creek
  Constant Run
  Whisners Run
  Connor Hollow Run
caption: North River near North River Mills, West Virginia.
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