Roanoke River

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The Roanoke River is a major waterway in the southeastern United States that flows from the Appalachian region of Virginia into North Carolina, supporting diverse ecosystems and historically significant communities along its course.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinStates North Carolina
Virginia
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crossesState North Carolina
Virginia
drainageBasinArea approximately 24,900 square kilometers
approximately 9,600 square miles
etymology name derived from an Algonquian word related to shell money or wampum
flowsInto Albemarle Sound
flowsThrough Bertie County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Halifax County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Martin County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Northampton County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Roanoke, Virginia
Washington County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
formsReservoir John H. Kerr Reservoir
Lake Gaston
Leesville Lake
Roanoke Rapids Lake
Smith Mountain Lake
hasAlternateName Staunton River in upper reaches (historical usage)
hasCityOnBank Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Roanoke, Virginia
Weldon, North Carolina
hasConservationArea Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge
Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge
surface form: Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land
hasDam Gaston Dam
Kerr Dam
Leesville Dam
Roanoke Rapids Dam
Smith Mountain Dam
hasDesignation important migratory fish corridor
hasTributary Blackwater River (Roanoke tributary)
Dan River
Smith River (Dan River tributary)
Staunton River
historicallyInhabitedBy Algonquian-speaking tribes
Indigenous peoples
Siouan-speaking tribes
knownFor boating and paddling
flood control projects
hydroelectric power production
recreational fishing
length approximately 410 miles
approximately 660 kilometers
locatedIn North Carolina
Southern United States
surface form: Southeastern United States

Virginia
mouth Albemarle Sound
partOf Atlantic Coast watershed
surface form: Roanoke River basin
passesThrough Blue Ridge foothills
region North Carolina Coastal Plain
surface form: Coastal Plain

Piedmont (United States)
surface form: Piedmont
sourceElevation approximately 1,200 feet
approximately 370 meters
sourceRegion Southwestern Virginia
surface form: Appalachian region of Virginia
supportsEcosystem bottomland hardwood forests
floodplain wetlands
supportsSpecies American shad
Acipenser
surface form: Atlantic sturgeon

striped bass
various migratory fish species
usedFor irrigation and water supply
navigation historically

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Piedmont (United States) majorRivers Roanoke River
Pittsylvania County, Virginia hasRiver Roanoke River
this entity surface form: Roanoke River (Staunton River) vicinity
Blue Ridge Mountains majorRiverSource Roanoke River
Piedmont Plateau crossedBy Roanoke River
Warren County, North Carolina partOf Roanoke River
this entity surface form: Roanoke River basin
Albemarle Sound inflow Roanoke River
Roanoke, Virginia namedAfter Roanoke River
Roanoke, Virginia majorRiver Roanoke River
Inner Banks waterway Roanoke River
Inner Banks, North Carolina borders Roanoke River
Halifax, North Carolina locatedNear Roanoke River
Piedmont (North Carolina) drainedBy Roanoke River
Clarksville, Virginia hasWaterBody Roanoke River
Dan River tributaryOf Roanoke River
Dan River partOf Roanoke River
this entity surface form: Roanoke River basin
Roanoke Plantation, Charlotte County, Virginia namedAfter Roanoke River
this entity surface form: Roanoke River (regionally associated name)
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad connects Roanoke River
this entity surface form: Roanoke River region
Banister River partOf Roanoke River
this entity surface form: Roanoke River watershed
Banister River hydrologicalSystem Roanoke River
this entity surface form: Roanoke River system
Kerr Lake locatedOnRiver Roanoke River
Kerr Lake partOf Roanoke River
this entity surface form: Roanoke River basin