What are WV Headwaters?
“Headwaters” are where a river starts.
Flowing from the Allegheny Highlands, the Mon Forest headwaters are a crucial ultimate source of clean drinking water for 9% of people in the United States. These cool waters provide habitats for native aquatic wildlife, including brook trout, candy darters, and hellbenders - and are essential for our water based outdoor recreation way of life.
The WV Waterways
The Forest Service has long recognized that these 16 waterways are free flowing and have outstandingly remarkable values that make them special and unique.
What to know what is unique, special, and worthy of protection for each of the 16 waterways? Click on the name of the waterway – and see why your waterway deserves permanent safeguards.
