TheStony River is a 26.7-mile-long (43.0 km)[1]tributary of theNorth Branch Potomac River inGrant County inWest Virginia'sEastern Panhandle. The Stony River joins with the North Branch at theMineral County border. Its source lies north of theDolly Sods Wilderness on theTucker County border in theAllegheny Front. Tributaries of the Stony River include Mud Run, Red Sea Run, Morgan Run, Helmick Run, Fourmile Run, Laurel Run, and Mill Run.
Near its source, the Stony River was oncedammed by the Stony River Dam to createStony River Reservoir between 4,377-foot (1,334 m) Cabin Mountain and 2,733-foot (833 m) Fore Knobs. The dam, owned by the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co., failed around 3am on January 15, 1914, causing a substantial flood in small towns downriver.[2] The center portion of the dam has since been demolished and the reservoir drained. Further north, the Stony River is dammed again to form the 1,200-acre (490 ha)Mount Storm Lake.
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