- Dan River
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For other rivers of the same name see Dan (disambiguation)
The Dan River flows 214 miles (344 km)[1] in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. It originates in Patrick County, Virginia, and crosses the state border into Stokes County, North Carolina. It then flows into Rockingham County. From there it goes back into Virginia. It reenters North Carolina near the border between Caswell County and Rockingham County. It flows into northern Caswell County and then back into southern Virginia and finally into Kerr Reservoir on the Roanoke River.
A variant name is South Branch Roanoke River.[2]
References
- ^ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/. Retrieved Feb. 14, 2011.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dan River
External links
Coordinates: 36°39′22″N 78°35′55″W / 36.65611°N 78.59861°W
Categories:- Rivers of North Carolina
- Rivers of Virginia
- Geography of Patrick County, Virginia
- Geography of Stokes County, North Carolina
- Geography of Rockingham County, North Carolina
- Geography of Caswell County, North Carolina
- North Carolina geography stubs
- Virginia geography stubs
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