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In the upper regions of the river, Moravian settlers from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania began the Wachovia colony in 1753. Between then and the Revolutionary War thousands of settlers came from Pennsylvania. They were of mostly German and Scots-Irish background.

The river is extensively used for recreation. Fishing consists mostly of sunfish, catfish, largemouth bassThe largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family ( Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. One of the black basses, it is native to a wide area east of the Rocky Mountains in North America, encompassing the Miss and white bassThe white bass looks somewhat similar to the white perch, though larger. It is found in the lakes of Northern New York, and also in some of the more Western lakes. Its back is dark, with white sides and belly, and with narrow darkish stripes running lengt in the spring and early summer. CanoeA canoe is a relatively small human-powered boat. It is propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), using single-bladed paddles. The paddlers face in the direction of travel, either in a seated position or kneeling on the bottom of ting and raftA raft is a type of boat, distinguished by the absence of a hull. Rafts are kept afloat either by naturally buoyant materials such as wood, or by inflated containers. This technology has been superseded by hulled boats in most parts of the world, but infling are also possible. A portion of the river is part of the Pilot Mountain State ParkPilot Mountain State Park is a state park of the U. state of North Carolina. Located near Pinnacle, North Carolina, it covers 3,703 acres (15 km²) and includes the distinctive 1,400 foot (427 m) peak of Pilot Mountain. External link North Carolina state p.

Water supplies for many communities in North and South Carolina are taken from the Yadkin/Pee Dee and during drought years the division of the water is a contentious issue.

See also

• List of North Carolina riversThis is a partial list of rivers in the state of North Carolina in the United States: Allgator River Black River Board River Cane River Cape Fear River Cashie River Catawba River Cheoah River Chowan River Cullasaja River Deep River French Broad River Grea
• List of South Carolina riversThis is a list of rivers in the U. state of South Carolina Ashepoo River Ashley River Big Black Creek Black River Broad River (2 Beaufort Co. Richland Co. Bush River Catawba River Chatooga River Chauga River Combahee River Congaree River Cooper River (inc