| Lost River | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of the Lost River in West Virginia Show map of West Virginia Lost River (Cacapon River tributary) (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Hardy County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mathias |
| • coordinates | 38°48′56″N78°52′41″W / 38.81556°N 78.87806°W /38.81556; -78.87806[1] |
| Mouth | Cacapon River |
• location | McCauley |
• coordinates | 39°03′49″N78°39′16″W / 39.06361°N 78.65444°W /39.06361; -78.65444[1] |
| Length | 31.1 mi (50.1 km)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | McCauley (Oct. 1971 to Jan. 1980)[3] |
| • average | 186 cu ft/s (5.3 m3/s) (Oct. 1971 to Jan. 1980)[3] |
TheLost River is a 31.1-mile-long (50.1 km)[2] river in theAppalachian Mountains ofHardy County inWest Virginia'sPotomac Highlands region. The Lost River is geologically the same river as theCacapon River: it flows into an underground channel northeast ofMcCauley alongWest Virginia Route 259 at "the Sinks" and reappears nearWardensville as the Cacapon. The source of the Lost River lies south ofMathias near the West Virginia/Virginia border. Along with theCacapon andNorth Rivers, the Lost River serves as one of the three main segments of the Cacapon River and itswatershed.
The river is listed as impaired due to pathogens by the state of West Virginia; this is likely due to the livestock and poultry raising activities throughout the valley.
The river was named for the fact it is alosing stream.[4]
Tributary streams are listed from south (source) to north ("the Sinks").
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