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Roanoke (river)

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Roanoke

River of Virginia and North Carolina, formed by the Dan and Staunton rivers; length over 700 km/435 mi. It rises west of Roanoke in the Appalachian Mountains and flows across the Appalachian valley southeastwards into North Carolina, reaching the sea at the western end of Albemarle Sound, a large inlet on the coast of North Carolina.

The river is extensively dammed for flood control and hydroelectricity; this has produced a number of reservoir lakes, of which the largest are Smith Mountain Lake, Kerr Reservoir, and Lake Gaston.



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