| South Fork Hughes River | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Hughes River |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA West Virginia#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of South Fork Hughes River mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of South Fork Hughes River mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ritchie Wirt Doddridge |
| Length: | 55.67miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Hughes River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 343.17cuft/s at mouth with Hughes River[2] |
| Source1: | Cove Creek divide |
| Source1 Location: | about 2 miles northeast of Grove, West Virginia |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 39.1628°N -80.7456°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 1060feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Hughes River |
| Mouth Location: | about 4 miles southwest of Freeport, West Virginia |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 39.1181°N -81.2753°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 614feet[5] |
| Progression: | Hughes River → Little Kanawha River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River System: | Ohio River |
| Tributaries Left: | Painter Run, Upper Wizrd Run, Lower Wizard Run, Taylor Drain, Sugar Run, Middle Fork, Otterslide Creek, Bone Creek, Spruce Creek, Grass Run, Leatherbark Creek, Crab Run, Lick Run, Big Cove Run, Dutchman Run, Laurel Run, Bear Run, Big Island Run, Fall Run |
| Tributaries Right: | Cain Run, Dry Run, Camp Run, Big Run, Holt Run, Sheep Run, White Oak Creek, Turtle Run, Slab Creek, Smith Run, Jesse Cain Run, Long Run, Lick Run, Lamb Run, Owl Run, Wigner Run, Cedar Run, Indian Creek, McFarlan Creek, Louthers Run, Locust Run |
| Bridges: | Freedom Road, Haystack Lane, Taylor Drain Road, Joy Cabin Run Road, Zinn Road (x2), Holbrook Road, Otterslide Creek Road, WV 74, Prunty Road (x2), CR-28/1, Dungeon Road, Prunty Road (x2), Hazelgreen Road, Mill Road, WV 47, Freeland Lane, Crab Run, Steel Bridge Drive, Dutchman Road, WV 47, WV 47, WV 53 |
South Fork Hughes River is a 55.67miles long 4th order tributary to Hughes River in Ritchie and Wirt Counties, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]
South Fork Hughes River rises about 2 miles northeast of Grove, West Virginia, and then flows westerly and joins the Hughes River about 4 miles southeast of Freeport.[5]
South Fork Hughes River drains of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 255.86, and is about 87% forested.[2]