About BRWA
Our Mission
Buckhannon River Watershed Association is dedicated to preserving, conserving and monitoring the health of the Buckhannon River watershed by connecting our communities to clean water.​
Our Vision
BRWA recognizes the importance of placing community at the center of our efforts. Our vision is to support our communities in being able to interact with the Buckhannon River and surrounding watershed through recreation, conservation and education.
Our Values
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Everyone deserves to experience the child-like wonder of our water.
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Clean water is at the core of a socially and economically robust community.
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There is only one drinking water source in the Buckhannon River watershed and we need to protect the source.
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People's health and prosperity is at the center of everything BRWA does.
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Clean water is a source of unity within the community.
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We can accomplish many things with strong partnerships.
About the Buckhannon River
The Buckhannon River arises in Randolph County in wooded terrain at approximately 3500 feet (L Fork) and at approximately 3200 feet (R Fork), flows through and drains a significant portion of Upshur County, and empties into the Tygart Valley River at Tygart Junction, Barbour Co, at an elevation of 1334 feet. Some tributaries of the river drain very small portions of Lewis and Harrison counties. The complete watershed includes Upper Buckhannon, French Creek, Fink Run, Peck’s Run, Sand Run, and Lower Buckhannon subsheds: ca. 309 sq. mi. in area and 506 stream miles serving approximately 21 thousand people. The drained area includes steeply wooded slopes; more gently rolling terrain that has woods, meadows, and pastures with grazing cattle and horses; and mined areas, both active and inactive surface and deep mines.