Kanawha may refer to:
- Several places in the United States
- Kanawha, California, former town
- Kanawha, Iowa, city
- Kanawha County, West Virginia
- Kanawha River in West Virginia
- Kanawha River Valley AVA, West Virginia wine region
- State of Kanawha, an early name for the state of West Virginia
- Ships
- USS Kanawha or USNS Kanawha has been the name of seven ships of the United States Navy
- USS Kanawha II (SP-130), a yacht which served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1919 and was renamed USS Piqua (SP-130) in 1918.
- The United States Coast Guard Cutter Kanawha, a buoy tender in Pine Bluff, Arkansas
- Kanawha (1899), a steam yacht owned by Henry H. Rogers
Kanawha may also refer to:
- Kanawha, a type 2-8-4 railroad steam locomotive
- Kanawha, a solar deity in Seneca mythology