Topography
The Upper Guyandotte watershed is 260 square miles (670 km2) in size and is heavily forested. The watershed includes portions of both eastern Wyoming County and southern Raleigh County, West Virginia and has a population of approximately 7,700. The landscape is rugged topography with steep hillsides and narrow valley floodplains. Many watershed communities are located in these valleys which are prone to flooding. Coal mining and logging are the major industries in the watershed.
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