Roanoke Rapids, 133.6 mi (215.0 km) from the mouth
• average
7,802 cu ft/s (220.9 m3/s)
• minimum
818 cu ft/s (23.2 m3/s)
• maximum
261,000 cu ft/s (7,400 m3/s)
Basin features
Progression
Albemarle Sound
Tributaries
• left
Big Otter River, Falling River
• right
Dan River
The Roanoke River (/ˈroʊ.əˌnoʊk/ROH-ə-nohk) runs 410 miles (660 km) long[1] through southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina in the United States.[2] A major river of the southeastern United States, it drains a largely rural area of the coastal plain from the eastern edge of the Appalachian Mountains southeast across the Piedmont to Albemarle Sound. An important river throughout the history of the United States, it was the site of early settlement in the Virginia Colony and the Carolina Colony. An 81-mile (130 km) section[3] of its lower course in Virginia between the Leesville Lake and Kerr Lake is known as the Staunton River, pronounced /ˈstæntən/, as is the Shenandoah Valley city of that name. It is impounded along much of its middle course to form a chain of reservoirs.
Staunton River is also the name of the northern political district of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, where a large section of the river serves as the boundary between Campbell County, Virginia (to the north) and Pittsylvania County (to the south).
The Roanoke River State Trail is a paddle trail which follows the lower portion of the river, from Roanoke Rapids to the Albemarle Sound.[4][5]
^"Roanoke River Basin" (PDF). www.deq.state.va.us/vrrbac/. Virginia Roanoke River Basin Advisory Committee. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^"Roanoke River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
^"Staunton River". www.dgif.virginia.gov/fishing/waterbodies/display.asp?id=175. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
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