title: South Fork Hughes River
text: # South Fork Hughes River
  
  South Fork Hughes River is a 55.67 mi (89.59 km) long 4th order tributary to Hughes River in Ritchie and Wirt Counties, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
  
  ## Course
  
  South Fork Hughes River rises about 2 miles northeast of Grove, West Virginia, and then flows westerly and joins the Hughes River about 4 miles southeast of Freeport.
  
  ## Watershed
  
  South Fork Hughes River drains 250.29 square miles (648.2 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 255.86, and is about 87% forested.
  
  