Roaring River | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Yadkin River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Roaring River mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Roaring River mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Wilkes |
Subdivision Type4: | City |
Subdivision Name4: | Roaring River |
Length: | 2.86miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Yadkin River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 214.93cuft/s at mouth with Yadkin River[2] |
Source1: | confluence of Middle Prong and East Prong of Roaring River |
Source1 Location: | about 5 miles southwest of Lomax, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.27°N -81.0611°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 1098feet[4] |
Mouth: | Yadkin River |
Mouth Location: | Roaring River, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.2017°N -81.0086°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 915feet |
Progression: | southeast |
River System: | Yadkin River |
Tributaries Left: | Stewart Creek |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Bethany Ford Road, Arbor Grove Baptist Road, NC 268 |
The Roaring River is a tributary of the Yadkin River in northwestern North Carolina in the United States.[5] Via the Yadkin it is part of the watershed of the Pee Dee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as "Roaring Creek." The river's name comes from its headwaters in the Blue Ridge Mountains, where it flows through a series of small waterfalls.
The Roaring River and its headwater tributaries (its East, Middle and West Prongs) all flow for their entire lengths in Wilkes County, rising in the Blue Ridge Mountains near and around Stone Mountain State Park. Below the confluence of its principal tributaries, the Roaring River flows southeastwardly to its confluence with the Yadkin River, about 4 mi (6 km) south-southwest of Ronda.[5] The river gives its name to the community of Roaring River, a village located at the mouth of the river.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]