Roanoke River Basin
By: Noelia Pacheco
Location
Coastal plain of North Carolina but some of it also runs threw Virginia.
Major Cities
Front Royal, Washington,Winston Salem, Oxford, Greensboro
Counties located with Roanoke River
Charlotte, Franklin, Montgomery, Bedford, Salem.
Headwaters
The Roanoke River begins in the Blue Ridge mountains of Southeastern Virginia.
Drainage
Drains in the rich lands of the mountains and piedmont of Virginia and North Carolina.
Total Miles
2,213
Overall Size
3,493 Square Miles
Population
289,784
Tourist Attractions
Fishing in Kerr Lake, Hiking, Visiting Roanoke Rapids, Star Wildlife Refuge
Animals
Common name: White tailed deer
Scientific name: odocolieus virginianus
Common name: Black Bear
scientific name: ursus americanus
Common name: Wild Turkey
Scientific name: Meleagris gallopavo
Plants
Common name: bald cypresses
scientific name: taxodium distichum
Common name: rose mallow
scientific name: hibiscos
common name: st. john's wort
scientific name: hypericum perfortum
Water Quality
Have excellent water quality
Water pollution
Part of the river is polluted by storm water runoff and sediment.
Fun Fact
know as the "river of death" to native americans and early settlers because it springs floods claimed so many lives