Roanoke River

Summary

Roanoke River is a river^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Roanoke River is located in North Carolina^[3].
• Roanoke River is located in Virginia^[4].
• Roanoke River is in the country of United States^[5].
• Roanoke River's instance of is recorded as river^[6].
• Roanoke River's Commons category is recorded as Roanoke River^[7].
• Roanoke River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Albemarle Sound^[8].
• Roanoke River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Smith Mountain Lake^[9].
• Roanoke River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Leesville Lake^[10].
• Roanoke River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.2376, 'lon': -80.2137}^[11].
• Roanoke River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.9425, 'lon': -76.695}^[12].
• Roanoke River's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Blue Ridge Mountains^[13].
• Roanoke River's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Roanoke River^[14].
• Roanoke River's tributary is recorded as Dan River^[15].
• Roanoke River's category for the water basin is recorded as Q8956592^[16].
• Roanoke River's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[17].
• Roanoke River's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[18].
• Roanoke River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+660'}^[19].
• Roanoke River's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+25000'}^[20].
• Roanoke River's drainage basin is recorded as Roanoke River drainage basin^[21].

Body

Geography

Roanoke River is in the country of United States^[5]. Located in include North Carolina^[3], an U.S. state^[22], in United States^[23], founded in 1789^[24] and Virginia^[4], an U.S. state^[25], in United States^[26], founded in 1788^[27].

Physical Characteristics

Roanoke River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+660'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Roanoke River's instance of is recorded as river^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Roanoke River include Roanoke^[28], an independent city in the United States^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1852^[31] and Roanoke County^[32], a county of Virginia^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1838^[35].

Why It Matters

Roanoke River ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for it include Roanoke^[28], an independent city in the United States^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1852^[31] and Roanoke County^[32], a county of Virginia^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1838^[35].