Yadkin River

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river

The Yadkin River is a major river in North Carolina that flows through the state's Piedmont region and serves as an important source of water, recreation, and hydroelectric power.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Yadkin River canonical	41
South Yadkin River	2
Yadkin River Valley	2
New River	1
Yadkin River (nearby headwaters region)	1
Yadkin River Blueway	1
Yadkin River headwaters	1
Yadkin River valley	1
Yadkin River watershed	1

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Upper Pee Dee River in its lower reaches ⓘ
basinSize	approximately 7,000 square miles ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
createsReservoir	Badin Lake ⓘ Falls Reservoir ⓘ High Rock Lake ⓘ Tuckertown Reservoir ⓘ W. Kerr Scott Reservoir ⓘ
crossedBy	Interstate 40 ⓘ Interstate 77 ⓘ U.S. Route 421 ⓘ U.S. Route 64 NERFINISHED ⓘ
flowsGenerally	south-southeast ⓘ
flowsThrough	Davidson County, North Carolina ⓘ Davie County, North Carolina ⓘ Montgomery County, North Carolina ⓘ Rowan County, North Carolina ⓘ Stanly County ⓘ surface form: Stanly County, North Carolina Surry County, North Carolina ⓘ Wilkes County, North Carolina ⓘ Yadkin County, North Carolina ⓘ
formsBorderBetween	Davidson County, North Carolina ⓘ Davie County, North Carolina ⓘ Montgomery County, North Carolina ⓘ Rowan County, North Carolina ⓘ Stanly County ⓘ surface form: Stanly County, North Carolina Yadkin County, North Carolina ⓘ
hasDam	Tuckertown Dam ⓘ surface form: Falls Dam High Rock Dam ⓘ Narrows Dam ⓘ Tuckertown Dam ⓘ W. Kerr Scott Dam ⓘ
hasEcosystemType	Piedmont riverine ecosystem ⓘ
hasTributary	Abbotts Creek ⓘ Ararat River ⓘ Hunting Creek ⓘ surface form: Dutchmans Creek Elkin Creek ⓘ Hunting Creek ⓘ Mitchell River ⓘ Reddies River ⓘ Roaring River ⓘ Yadkin–Pee Dee River system ⓘ surface form: South Yadkin River Uwharrie River ⓘ
isImportantFor	hydropower production in North Carolina ⓘ recreational tourism in central North Carolina ⓘ regional water resources ⓘ
length	approximately 215 miles ⓘ
locatedIn	Southern United States ⓘ surface form: Southeastern United States
locatedNear	Elkin, North Carolina ⓘ North Wilkesboro, North Carolina ⓘ Salisbury, North Carolina ⓘ Winston-Salem, North Carolina ⓘ
mouthLocation	Pee Dee River ⓘ
partOf	Yadkin–Pee Dee River system ⓘ
region	Piedmont (United States) ⓘ surface form: Piedmont
sourceLocation	Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ Northwestern North Carolina ⓘ
state	North Carolina ⓘ
tributaryOf	Pee Dee River ⓘ
usedFor	boating ⓘ fishing ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ

Referenced by (51)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Piedmont region of North Carolina → drainedBy → Yadkin River ⓘ

Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune → hasAccessTo → Yadkin River ⓘ

this entity surface form: New River

Lenoir, North Carolina → hasRiver → Yadkin River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yadkin River (nearby headwaters region)

Pee Dee River → hasTributary → Yadkin River ⓘ

North Carolina Highway 73 → crosses → Yadkin River ⓘ

High Rock Lake → locatedOnRiver → Yadkin River ⓘ

High Rock Lake → watercourse → Yadkin River ⓘ

High Rock Lake → impounds → Yadkin River ⓘ

High Rock Lake → inflow → Yadkin River ⓘ

High Rock Lake → outflow → Yadkin River ⓘ

Stanly County → locatedOnRiver → Yadkin River ⓘ

Rowan County → locatedOn → Yadkin River ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Yadkin River

Rowan County, North Carolina → containsBodyOfWater → Yadkin River ⓘ

Piedmont (North Carolina) → drainedBy → Yadkin River ⓘ

Badin Lake → inflow → Yadkin River ⓘ

Badin Lake → outflow → Yadkin River ⓘ

Davidson County, North Carolina → hasRiver → Yadkin River ⓘ

Northwestern North Carolina → contains → Yadkin River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yadkin River headwaters

Yadkin–Pee Dee River system → majorRiver → Yadkin River ⓘ

Yadkin–Pee Dee River system → hasTributary → Yadkin River ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Yadkin River

Ararat River → mouthOf → Yadkin River ⓘ

Ararat River → tributaryOf → Yadkin River ⓘ

W. Kerr Scott Dam → locatedOnRiver → Yadkin River ⓘ

W. Kerr Scott Dam → floodControlFor → Yadkin River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yadkin River valley

W. Kerr Scott Reservoir → watercourse → Yadkin River ⓘ

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina → locatedNear → Yadkin River ⓘ

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina → locatedIn → Yadkin River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yadkin River Valley

Daniel Boone family → associatedWithPlace → Yadkin River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yadkin River Valley

High Rock Dam → locatedOnRiver → Yadkin River ⓘ

High Rock Dam → impounds → Yadkin River ⓘ

High Rock Dam → watercourse → Yadkin River ⓘ

Tuckertown Reservoir → locatedOnRiver → Yadkin River ⓘ

Tuckertown Reservoir → watercourse → Yadkin River ⓘ

Tuckertown Reservoir → outflow → Yadkin River ⓘ

Tuckertown Dam → locatedOnRiver → Yadkin River ⓘ

Tuckertown Dam → watercourse → Yadkin River ⓘ

Tuckertown Dam → outflow → Yadkin River ⓘ

Falls Reservoir → locatedOnRiver → Yadkin River ⓘ

Falls Reservoir → isImpoundmentOf → Yadkin River ⓘ

Falls Reservoir → hasInflow → Yadkin River ⓘ

Narrows Dam → locatedOnRiver → Yadkin River ⓘ

Narrows Dam → watercourse → Yadkin River ⓘ

southwestern North Carolina → hasRiver → Yadkin River ⓘ

subject surface form: Southwestern North Carolina

Uwharrie River → mouthOf → Yadkin River ⓘ

Uwharrie River → tributaryOf → Yadkin River ⓘ

Uwharrie River → confluenceWith → Yadkin River ⓘ

Elkin, North Carolina → traversedBy → Yadkin River ⓘ

Elkin, North Carolina → locatedOn → Yadkin River ⓘ

Elkin, North Carolina → hasTrail → Yadkin River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yadkin River Blueway