Roaring River (Missouri)

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.

Roaring River
Location
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Region	Ozark Plateau
Physical characteristics
Source	Roaring River Spring
• location	Salem Plateau, Ozark Plateau, Missouri
• coordinates	36°38′38″N 93°48′32″W[1]
Mouth	White River
• location	Barry County, Ozark Plateau, Missouri
• coordinates	36°32′16″N 93°42′59″W[1]
Length	14.9 mi (24.0 km)
Discharge
• location	Roaring River State Park
• average	71 cu/ft. per sec.[2]

The water rippling over the rocks at Roaring River State Park.

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

See also

• List of rivers of Missouri
• List of rivers of Arkansas
• List of Ozark springs

References

1. "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)