VA RIVERS
Russell Fork is a river in Virginia that runs north through Southwest Virginia, Kentucky, and eventually flows into the Big Sandy River
The Russell Fork is a 51.9 mile long tributary of the Levisa Fork in southwestern Virginia and southeastern Kentucky. Known for its whitewater, it rises in the Appalachian Mountains in southern Dickenson County in southwest Virginia, and flows north through the town of Haysi, Virginia, the Breaks Interstate Park, and the town of Elkhorn City, Kentucky. Elkhorn City, KY is in Pike County, where the Russell Fork flows into the Levisa Fork, which together with the Tug Fork, form the Big Sandy River.
The Russell Fork River below John W. Flannagan Dam in Dickenson County is the largest tail-water trout fishery in southwest Virginia. The cold-water release from the dam provides a unique habitat that is suitable for trout in this 1.6 mile stretch of the Russell Fork River. 
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Release Season

Each October, the Corps of Engineers draws the Flanagan Reservoir down from summer to winter pool. The dam is on the Pound River, approximately 1 mile upstream from its confluence with the Russell at Bartlick. These releases are scheduled over 4 weekends in October providing great whitewater. Standard releases are 800cfs with a high release of 1000cfs on the last weekend.


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Feature Detail Report for: Russell Fork
Feature Detail Report for: Russell Fork
ID:	502524
Name:	Russell Fork
Class:	Stream (Definitions)
Description:	Heads in Virginia, flows north-northwest into Kentucky to the Levisa Fork at Millard. (US-T121)
Citation:	U.S. Geological Survey. Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981). 31-Dec-1981. Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1:62,500 scale or 1:250,000 scale maps.
Entry Date:	20-Sep-1979
*Elevation:	669/204
Variant Names
Variant Name 	
Russel Fork River 	Citation
Russells Creek 	Citation
Russells Fork 	Citation
Board on Geographic Names Decisions
Name 	Authority 	Decision Type 	BGN
Russell Fork 	Board Decision 	Official 	1975
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Counties
Sequence 	County 	Code 	State 	Code 	Country
1 	Pike 	195 	Kentucky 	21 	US
2 	Dickenson 	051 	Virginia 	51 	US
3 	Buchanan 	027 	Virginia 	51 	US
Linear Feature (Stream, Valley, Arroyo) Mouth
Sequence 	Latitude(DEC) 	Longitude(DEC) 	Latitude(DMS) 	Longitude(DMS) 	Map Name
1 	37.4067707 	-82.4401494 	372424N 	0822625W 	Millard
Linear Feature (Stream, Valley, Arroyo) Source
Sequence 	Latitude(DEC) 	Longitude(DEC) 	Latitude(DMS) 	Longitude(DMS) 	Map Name
7 	37.0564988 	-82.0470739 	370323N 	0820249W 	Big A Mountain
Coordinates (One point per USGS topographic map containing the feature, NAD83)
Sequence 	Latitude(DEC) 	Longitude(DEC) 	Latitude(DMS) 	Longitude(DMS) 	Map Name
1 	37.4067707 	-82.4401494 	372424N 	0822625W 	Millard
2 	37.3745495 	-82.4326493 	372228N 	0822558W 	Hellier
3 	37.3412180 	-82.3745914 	372028N 	0822229W 	Elkhorn City
4 	37.2495542 	-82.3301457 	371458N 	0821949W 	Haysi
5 	37.1695533 	-82.2493079 	371010N 	0821458W 	Prater
6 	37.1245533 	-82.1737480 	370728N 	0821025W 	Duty
7 	37.0564988 	-82.0470739 	370323N 	0820249W 	Big A Mountain