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Stony River Dam
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Former dam of West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. failed on morning of Jan. 15, 1914.
The Stony River is a 26.7-mile-long (43.0 km) tributary of the North Branch Potomac River in Grant County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. The Stony River joins with the North Branch at the Mineral County border. Its source lies north of the Dolly Sods Wilderness on the Tucker County border in the Allegheny Front. Tributaries of the Stony River include Mud Run, Red Sea Run, Morgan Run, Helmick Run, Fourmile Run, Laurel Run, and Mill Run.
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Stony River Dam Road, Grant County, West Virginia
Coordinates: 39.13741, -79.29912
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