Roaring River (Missouri)

Roaring River
River
Country United States
State Missouri
Region Ozark Plateau
Source Roaring River Spring
 - coordinates 36°38′38″N 93°48′32″W / 36.64389°N 93.80889°W [1]
Mouth White River
 - coordinates 36°32′16″N 93°42′59″W / 36.53778°N 93.71639°WCoordinates: 36°32′16″N 93°42′59″W / 36.53778°N 93.71639°W [1]
Length 14.9 mi (24 km)
The water rippling over the rocks at Roaring River State Park.

The Roaring River is a 14.9-mile-long (24.0 km)[2] river in Barry County, Missouri, in the Ozarks. It is a tributary of the White River, into which it flows in Eagle Rock, Missouri. This section of the White River is a reservoir called Table Rock Lake.

A source of the Roaring River is Roaring River Spring, in Roaring River Hollow. The river flows through Roaring River State Park and Mark Twain National Forest.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Roaring River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 9, 2011