<Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> New River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The New River within the New River Gorge as viewed from Hawks Nest State Park in West Virginia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> States </Th> <Td> North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Counties </Th> <Td> Ashe NC, Alleghany NC, Watauga NC, Grayson VA, Carroll VA, Wythe VA, Pulaski VA, Montgomery VA, Giles VA, Mercer WV, Summers WV, Raleigh WV, Fayette WV </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Tributaries </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - left </Td> <Td> Bluestone River, East River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - right </Td> <Td> Little River, Indian Creek, Greenbrier River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Source </Th> <Td> South Fork New River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> Boone, NC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - elevation </Td> <Td> 3,104 ft (946 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - coordinates </Td> <Td> 36 ° 12 ′ 16" N 81 ° 38 ′ 59" W ﻿ / ﻿ 36.20444 ° N 81.64972 ° W ﻿ / 36.20444; - 81.64972 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Secondary source </Th> <Td> North Fork New River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> Elk Knob, Watauga County, NC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - elevation </Td> <Td> 4,446 ft (1,355 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - coordinates </Td> <Td> 36 ° 19 ′ 59" N 81 ° 41 ′ 04" W ﻿ / ﻿ 36.33306 ° N 81.68444 ° W ﻿ / 36.33306; - 81.68444 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Source confluence </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> Ashe County, NC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - elevation </Td> <Td> 2,546 ft (776 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - coordinates </Td> <Td> 36 ° 32 ′ 45" N 81 ° 21 ′ 09" W ﻿ / ﻿ 36.54583 ° N 81.35250 ° W ﻿ / 36.54583; - 81.35250 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mouth </Th> <Td> Kanawha River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> Gauley Bridge, WV </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - elevation </Td> <Td> 653 ft (199 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - coordinates </Td> <Td> 38 ° 09 ′ 42" N 81 ° 11 ′ 47" W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.16167 ° N 81.19639 ° W ﻿ / 38.16167; - 81.19639 Coordinates: 38 ° 09 ′ 42" N 81 ° 11 ′ 47" W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.16167 ° N 81.19639 ° W ﻿ / 38.16167; - 81.19639 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 320 mi (515 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Discharge </Th> <Td> for Thurmond, WV, max and min at Glen Lyn, VA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - average </Td> <Td> 8,730 cu ft / s (247 m / s) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - max </Td> <Td> 226,000 cu ft / s (6,400 m / s) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - min </Td> <Td> 538 cu ft / s (15 m / s) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Map of the Kanawha River watershed, with the New River and its watershed highlighted . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> New River </Td> </Tr>

Where is the head of the new river