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 / 36.64389; -93.80889 [1]
Mouth White River
 - coordinates 36°32′16″N 93°42′59″W / 36.53778°N 93.71639°W / 36.53778; -93.71639Coordinates: 36°32′16″N 93°42′59″W / 36.53778°N 93.71639°W / 36.53778; -93.71639 [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 2 "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


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