Yadkin River

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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 / 36.115418; -81.637941
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 / 35.380697; -80.059775
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.