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Yadkin River

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Water supplies for many communities in North and South Carolina are taken from the Yadkin-Pee Dee and during drought years the division of the water is a contentious issue. The Mitchell River was impacted in the 1980s by massive runoff of sediment from land clearing at the Olde Beau development.
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In 1859 the NC Supreme court noted "it is certain that the Yadkin river is capable of private ownership and that some parts of the riverbed have been granted to private individuals." The court determined that the owners of the dam across the Yadkin could not have his property taken without just
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There are many reservoirs created by damming the Yadkin and Pee Dee rivers within the bounds of North Carolina, and are listed from upstream to downstream:
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which follows the river for 163 miles (262 km). The paddle trail is a part of the North Carolina State Trails System, which is a section of the
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Cones Lake is a reservoir located immediately upstream of where the Yadkin River begins, marking it one of the initial sources of the Yadkin River.
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All but W. Kerr Scott generate hydroelectric power, and High Rock, Tuckertown, Badin, and Falls were managed by
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Numerous citations from the NC EPA were issued against developer Earl Slick but the development proceeded.
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Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the Yadkin basin was inhabited by Siouan-speaking tribes. The
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Indian word, is unknown. In Siouan terminology it may mean "big tree" or "place of big trees."
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The river is extensively used for recreation. Fishing consists mostly of
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yadkin River
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Captain Benjamin Merrell & The Regulators of Colonial North Carolina
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yadkin River
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The Yadkin River is the northernmost part of the Pee Dee Drainage Basin.
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are along the banks of the river where the river's name changes to the
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Thunder Hill Overlook. Several parts of the river are impounded by
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tribes are mentioned in historic records of the area. Before the
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General information about many of the dam projects on the river
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under contract with the US Government, under oversight by the
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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
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are also possible. A portion of the river flows through
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locations were created along the river for the trail.
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Lakes created by dams along the Yadkin/Pee Dee River
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Index

Yadkin Valley
South Yadkin River
Yadkin Valley AVA

Elkin, North Carolina

United States
North Carolina
Watauga County
Blowing Rock
36°06′56″N 81°38′17″W / 36.115418°N 81.637941°W / 36.115418; -81.637941
Mouth
Confluence
Uwharrie River
Pee Dee River
35°22′51″N 80°03′35″W / 35.380697°N 80.059775°W / 35.380697; -80.059775
Pee Dee River
Atlantic Ocean
River system
Yadkin–Pee Dee River Basin
W. Kerr Scott Reservoir
High Rock Lake
Tuckertown Reservoir
Badin Lake
Falls Reservoir
GNIS
North Carolina
Blue Ridge Parkway's
dams
flood control

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