| Sand Fork | |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA West Virginia |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of the Sand Fork in Sand Fork, West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type3: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name3: | Lewis, Gilmer |
| Length: | 18.7miles |
| Source1 Location: | northwest of Roanoke, Lewis County |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 38.9729°N -80.5276°W[1] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 1181feet[2] |
| Mouth: | Little Kanawha River |
| Mouth Location: | Sand Fork, Gilmer County |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 38.9154°N -80.7532°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 732feet |
| Basin Size: | 80sqmi |
The Sand Fork is a tributary of the Little Kanawha River, 18.7miles long,[3] in central West Virginia in the United States. Via the Little Kanawha and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 80sqmi[4] in a rural region on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.
The Sand Fork rises approximately 4miles northwest of Roanoke in Lewis County and flows west-southwestward into eastern Gilmer County, where it flows into the Little Kanawha River from the north in the town of Sand Fork.[5]
According to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, approximately 92.8% of the Sand Fork watershed is forested, mostly deciduous. Approximately 6% is used for pasture and agriculture.
The creek was named for the sand bars its contains.[6]