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Roanoke river, c.410 mi (660 km) long, rising in SW Va. and flowing generally southeast across the Blue Ridge Mts. and into Albemarle Sound, NE N.C. The lower river is navigable for small craft. A comprehensive flood-control and hydroelectric-power scheme has been initiated on the river. Among a series of constructed dams, John H. Kerr Dam impounds one of the largest reservoirs in the United States. Roanoke, Va., is the chief city on the river.

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Roanoke, USA 1. An island off the coast of North Carolina, a river rising in Virginia and flowing through North Carolina into the Atlantic, and five cities have this name which is said to be an Algonquian word meaning a ‘place where shells are found’ or a ‘place where shells are used for money’. Also in North Carolina is a city called Roanoke Rapids.2. Virginia: settled in 1740 it was given the name Big Lick in 1874 before being renamed Roanoke in 1882.

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	Nextel Partners Launches First ''Four-in-One'' Wireless Service in Roanoke, Lynchburg and Charlottesville. Business Wire; 6/13/2001
	A flood of concern in Roanoke: after an urban ecosystem analysis, officials agree increasing tree cover is the best way to alleviate long-standing problems.(Urban Ecosystem Analysis: Roanoke, Virginia) Magazine article from: American Forests; 6/22/2004
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