Reddies River

{{short description|Stream in North Carolina, USA}}

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| name = Reddies River

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| name_other = Tributary to Yadkin River

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| pushpin_map = USA North Carolina#USA

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Reddies River mouth

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = United States

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = North Carolina

| subdivision_type3 = County

| subdivision_name3 = Wilkes

| subdivision_type4 = City

| subdivision_name4 = North Wilkesboro

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| length = {{convert|15.60|mi|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b |website=epa.maps.arcgis.com |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=12 October 2019}}

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| discharge1_location = Yadkin River

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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|156.85|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Yadkin River{{cite web |title=Reddies River Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=9250906 |website=Waters Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=12 October 2019}}

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| source1 = confluence of South and North Prongs of Reddies River

| source1_location = about 1 mile east of Wilbar, North Carolina

| source1_coordinates = {{coord|36|14|25|N|081|17|18|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Reddies River |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1027447,Reddies%20River |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=12 October 2019}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|1160|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Reddies River Topo Map, Wilkes County NC (Wilkesboro Area) |url=https://www.topozone.com/north-carolina/wilkes-nc/stream/reddies-river/ |website=TopoZone |publisher=Locality, LLC |accessdate=12 October 2019 |language=en}}

| mouth = Yadkin River

| mouth_location = North Wilkesboro, North Carolina

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|36|09|08|N|081|08|49|W|display=inline,title}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|945|ft|abbr=on}}

| progression = southeast

| river_system = Yadkin River

| basin_size = {{convert|93.09|sqmi}}

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| tributaries_left = North Fork Reddies River
Tumbling Shoals Creek
Kilby Branch
Lousy Creek
Hoopers Branch

| tributaries_right = South Fork Reddies River
Quarry Branch

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| bridges = Old NC 16, Mountain Valley Church Road, Suncrest Sunny Conn Road, NC 18

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The Reddies River is a tributary of the Yadkin River in northwestern North Carolina in the United States.DeLorme (2001). North Carolina Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. {{ISBN|0-89933-277-3}} 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 "Reddis River."{{Gnis|1027447|Reddies River}}

The Reddies River and its headwater tributaries (its North, Middle and South Forks {{Gnis|991229|North Fork Reddies River}}{{Gnis|991229|Middle Fork Reddies River}}{{Gnis|995160|South Fork Reddies River}}) all flow for their entire lengths in Wilkes County. Below the confluence of its principal tributaries, the Reddies River flows generally southeastwardly to its confluence with the Yadkin River at North Wilkesboro. The Reddies River is known for its excellent trout fishing. In North Wilkesboro the Reddies River is dammed, and the small lake created by the dam supplies most of the town's water needs. A trail built for bikers, joggers, and walkers by the town of North Wilkesboro crosses over the Reddies River at its mouth where it joins the Yadkin River. A bridge, 156 feet in length, allows bikers, joggers and walkers to cross.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, the headwaters of the Reddies River was a prime area for the timber industry. Due to the difficulty of getting the timber out of the narrow valleys of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a large flume was built to carry the timber to the town of North Wilkesboro. At one time the flume, which followed the course of the Reddies River, was over 19 miles long and crossed the river no less than a dozen times. The flume suffered heavy damage in the great flood of 1916; it was dismantled shortly after the flood.