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Kanawha River Valley

Sub-zone

Kanawha River Valley is a named sub-zone of Ohio River Valley in the United States, covering 235,582 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Kanawha River Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Ohio River Valley
Protected since
1986-04-08
Area
235,582 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
57.79 × 54.18 km
Centre
38.6219° N, 81.8887° W
State
WV
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.111
Petitioner
Wilson E. Ward, Fisher Ridge Vineyard

Where it is

Nearest town
19 km north of Teays Valley
Nearest city
38 km north-west of Charleston 46,838 people
To the sea
395 km
Rivers nearby
Kanawha (8.2 km)
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Jumilla (Spain), Helan Mountain East (Ningxia) (China), Palmela (Portugal), Malvasia delle Lipari (Italy)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
158–358 m
Mean elevation
237 m

Measured over the whole outline on 165,641 elevation cells of about 119 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 6

Within

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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