High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Roaring River is a tributary of the Yadkin River in northwestern North Carolina in the United States. Via the Yadkin it is part of the watershed of the Pee Dee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as "Roaring Creek." The river`s name comes from its headwaters in the Blue Ridge Mountains, where it flows through a series of small waterfalls.