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ing Fall Run, Straight Fork, Crooked Run, and Whites Camp 

 Fork. The divide between the parent streams must have been 

 at one time less than one-half mile east of Jewell Station. 



In Gilmer County, a marked change is noticeable in the 

 valley of the Little Kanawha River one-half mile south of 

 Sand Fork where it appears that the river once flowed from 

 the mouth of Duskcamp Run northward through the present 

 valley of Lick Run. 



Geologic structure does not appear to have influenced the 

 direction of stream flow to any marked degree. The formation 

 of the anticlines and synclines must have been so gradual that 

 the streams preserved their channels intact. 



DRAINAGE BASINS. 



The following table, prepared by Gawthrop, gives a list 

 of the principal streams of both counties, their lengths being 

 divided into sections, usually between large tributaries, and 

 the rate of fall and length, both actual stream measurement 

 and air line distances, being determined. The last column 

 shows the ratio between the total distance (T. D.) and the air 

 line distance (A. L. D.). Those having the greatest ratio are 

 usually streams that have the more nearly reached base level : 



Table of Stream Data. 



