The Mayo River is a

tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...

of the Dan River, which in turn is a tributary of the

Roanoke River The Roanoke River ( ) runs long through southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina in the United States. A major river of the southeastern United States, it drains a largely rural area of the coastal plain from the eastern edge of the ...

. All three rivers flow through the

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s of

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and

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. It is named for Major William Mayo (''ca.'' 1685-1744).

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The Mayo River is formed by two main branches, the North Fork Mayo River and the South Fork Mayo River. Both forks rise in

Patrick County, Virginia Patrick County is a county located on the central southern border of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 17,608. Its county seat is Stuart. It is located within both the rolling hills and valley ...

, gathering the waters of many tributary streams. The two forks join in northwestern

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, forming the Mayo River proper, which then flows south into joining the Dan River near the towns of Mayodan, North Carolina and

Madison, North Carolina Madison is a town located in Rockingham County, North Carolina. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the town had a total population of 2,132. Madison is part of the Piedmont Triad, Greensboro-High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area of ...

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* Rivers of Virginia Rivers of North Carolina Tributaries of the Roanoke River Rivers of Rockingham County, North Carolina Rivers of Patrick County, Virginia {{NorthCarolina-river-stub

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