Roaring River (Missouri)

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Roaring River
Roaring River (Missouri) is located in Earth
Roaring River (Missouri)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
RegionOzark Plateau
Physical characteristics
SourceRoaring River Spring
 • locationSalem Plateau, Ozark Plateau, Missouri
 • coordinates36°38′38″N 93°48′32″W / 36.64389°N 93.80889°W / 36.64389; -93.80889[1]
MouthWhite River
 • location
Barry County, Ozark Plateau, Missouri
 • coordinates
36°32′16″N 93°42′59″W / 36.53778°N 93.71639°W / 36.53778; -93.71639[1]
Length14.9 mi (24.0 km)
Discharge 
 • locationRoaring River State Park
 • average71 cu/ft. per sec.[2]
The water rippling over the rocks at Roaring River State Park.

The Roaring River is a 14.9-mile-long (24.0 km)[3] 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.

The stream was named on account of roaring waters from a cave along its course.[4]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Roaring River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  2. ^ "USGS Surface Water data for Missouri: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 9, 2011
  4. ^ "Barry County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)