Glady Fork

Glady Fork is a 31.9-mile-long (51.3 km) river in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, USA. It is considered one of the five principal headwaters tributaries of the Cheat River — known as the Forks of Cheat.

Glady Fork
The Glady Fork in Randolph County in 2006
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountiesRandolph, Tucker
Physical characteristics
SourceWest Fork Glady Fork
  locationLynn Divide, Randolph County
  coordinates38°44′08″N 79°45′56″W
  elevation3,154 ft (961 m)
2nd sourceEast Fork Glady Fork
  locationMiddle Mountain, Randolph County, WV
  coordinates38°42′48″N 79°44′05″W
  elevation3,707 ft (1,130 m)
Source confluence 
  locationGlady, WV
  coordinates38°48′03″N 79°43′07″W
  elevation2,841 ft (866 m)
MouthDry Fork
  location
Gladwin, WV
  coordinates
39°00′33″N 79°32′48″W
  elevation
1,946 ft (593 m)
Length32 mi (51 km)
Basin size64 sq mi (170 km2)
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