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The river at Moorefield crested at 16.10 feet, more than six feet above flood stage
With an area of 584.6 square miles, Hardy County is divided by South Branch Mountain. Four rivers penetrate its boundaries. On the west lies the South Branch of the Potomac, which is joined by the South Fork at Moorefield and flows north from ther...
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