The South Yadkin River is a long river that flows through

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, Iredell,

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, and Wilkes counties of

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. The mouth is located north of

High Rock Lake High Rock Lake is a reservoir located on the Yadkin River in central North Carolina in the counties of Davidson County, North Carolina, Davidson and Rowan County, North Carolina, Rowan. Built in 1926-27 by the Tallassee Power Company, a wholly o ...

, where the South Yadkin River meets the

Yadkin River The Yadkin River is one of the longest rivers in the US state of North Carolina, flowing . It rises in the northwestern portion of the state near the Blue Ridge Parkway, Blue Ridge Parkway's Thunder Hill Overlook. Several parts of the river a ...

. 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.

begins at the confluence of the South Yadkin River and the similarly named and larger

Tributaries

Major tributaries of the South Yadkin River include: * 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.

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USGS flow data for the South Yadkin River
Rivers of North Carolina Rivers of Alexander County, North Carolina Rivers of Davie County, North Carolina Rivers of Iredell County, North Carolina Rivers of Rowan County, North Carolina Rivers of Wilkes County, North Carolina Tributaries of the Pee Dee River North Carolina placenames of Native American origin {{NorthCarolina-river-stub