Yadkin
Yadkin is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 36.20°, -80.99°
About Yadkin
The Yadkin River is one of the longest rivers in the US state of North Carolina, flowing 215 miles (346 km). 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.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Yadkin River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Yadkin in Depth
History
Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the Yadkin basin was inhabited by various Native American tribes including the Cheraw and Tutelo tribes. Before the Revolutionary War, colonial settlers of primarily Scots-Irish, German, and English extraction migrated into the Yadkin basin from Virginia and Pennsylvania using the Great Wagon Road and the Carolina Road. Notably, these included Moravian colonists from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania who occupied the 100,000-acre Wachovia tract following its purchase in 1753 (See also Old Salem).
On May 9, 1771, when marching to join Governor William Tryon's army at the Battle of Alamance, a colonial force was intercepted along the Yadkin in Rowan County by a larger force of Regulators formed under Captain Benjamin Merrill.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Yadkin River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Yadkin: Key Facts
| Length | 346 km |
|---|---|
| Drainage basin | 11,620 km² |
| Mouth | Pee Dee River |
| Drainage system | Yadkin River drainage basin |
| Tributaries | Ararat River, Fisher River, Mitchell River, Reddies River, Roaring River, South Yadkin River, Little Yadkin River, Muddy Creek |
Facts from Wikidata Q1520726 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Yadkin: Quick Answers
- Where is Yadkin?
- Yadkin is located in United States, at 36.2034° N, 80.9928° W.
- Are there dams on the Yadkin?
- No dam on the Yadkin is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.