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South Yadkin River

South Yadkin River South Fork Yadkin River, Sapona
Confluence of the South Yadkin River and Yadkin River at High Rock Lake.
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Alexander, Davie, Iredell, Rowan, Wilkes
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Alexander County
• coordinates	36°01′58″N 81°09′22″W / 36.0329095°N 81.1561943°W / 36.0329095; -81.1561943
Mouth	Confluence with the Yadkin River
• location	above High Rock Lake
• coordinates	35°44′45″N 80°27′39″W / 35.7456947°N 80.4608909°W / 35.7456947; -80.4608909
Length	75 mi-long (121 km)
Basin features
Progression	South Yadkin River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Yadkin–Pee Dee River Basin
Tributaries
• left	Snow Creek, Rocky Creek, Hunting Creek, Bear Creek
• right	Fourth Creek, Third Creek, Second Creek
GNIS	995225

The South Yadkin River is a 75 mi (121 km) long river that flows through Alexander, Davie, Iredell, Rowan, and Wilkes counties of North Carolina. The mouth is located north of High Rock Lake, where the South Yadkin River meets the Yadkin River. Major cities along the course of the South Yadkin River include, Statesville in Iredell County and Cooleemee in Davie County. The South Yadkin River forms the border of Davie and Rowan counties.^[1][2] High Rock Lake begins at the confluence of the South Yadkin River and the similarly named and larger Yadkin River.

Major tributaries of the South Yadkin River include:^[3]

• Hunting Creek
• Fourth Creek (see also Fourth Creek Congregation)
• Third Creek
• Second Creek and tributaries: Withrow's Creek, Back Creek, Cathy's Creek, and Sill's Creek

Sill's Creek was named for an early settler, John Sill, who settled there in 1749. Cathy's Creek was named for James Cathey, another early Rowan County settler. The Back Creek Presbyterian Church, named for the Creek, was founded in 1805.^[4][5]

• USGS flow data for the South Yadkin River

Classifications of Surface Water, Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin

1833 Map of Rowan County showing the South Yadkin River and tributaries