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| Yadkin River | |
|---|---|
 The Yadkin River at Elkin, North Carolina, in 2011. | |
 The Yadkin River is the northernmost part of the Pee Dee Drainage Basin. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Watauga County near Blowing Rock |
| • coordinates | 36°06′56″N 81°38′17″W / 36.115418°N 81.637941°W |
| Mouth | Confluence with the Uwharrie River, forming the Pee Dee River |
• location | 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Badin |
• coordinates | 35°22′51″N 80°03′35″W / 35.380697°N 80.059775°W |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Yadkin–Pee Dee River Basin |
| Waterbodies | W. Kerr Scott Reservoir, High Rock Lake, Tuckertown Reservoir, Badin Lake, Falls Reservoir |
| GNIS | 1024415[1] |
The Yadkin River is one of the longest rivers in the US state of North Carolina, flowing 215 miles (346 km).[2] It rises in the northwestern portion of the state near the Blue Ridge Parkway's Thunder Hill Overlook. Several parts of the river are impounded by dams for water, power, and flood control. The river becomes the Pee Dee River at the confluence of the Uwharrie River south of the community of Badin and east of the town of Albemarle. The river then flows into South Carolina near Cheraw, which is at the Fall Line. The entirety of the Yadkin River and the Great Pee Dee River is part of the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yadkin River
- ^ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved February 14, 2011.