Roaring River (Missouri)
Roaring River | |
River | |
Country | United States |
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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) |
![](../I/m/Roaring_River_Beauty.jpg)
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
- List of Missouri rivers
- List of Arkansas rivers
- List of Ozark springs
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Roaring River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 9, 2011