Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Dan River flows 214 miles (344 km) in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. It rises in Patrick County, Virginia, and crosses the state border into Stokes County, North Carolina. It then flows into Rockingham County. From there it goes back into Virginia. It reenters North Carolina near the border between Caswell County and Rockingham County. It flows into northern Caswell County and then back into southern Virginia and finally into Kerr Reservoir on the Roanoke River. The name of the river comes from the Saura word for otter, "ptan", which sounds like "Dan" in pronunciation.[citation needed]A variant name is South Branch Roanoke River.. }
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- Dan_River abstract "The Dan River flows 214 miles (344 km) in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. It rises in Patrick County, Virginia, and crosses the state border into Stokes County, North Carolina. It then flows into Rockingham County. From there it goes back into Virginia. It reenters North Carolina near the border between Caswell County and Rockingham County. It flows into northern Caswell County and then back into southern Virginia and finally into Kerr Reservoir on the Roanoke River. The name of the river comes from the Saura word for otter, "ptan", which sounds like "Dan" in pronunciation.[citation needed]A variant name is South Branch Roanoke River.".