Some Quick Facts about the French Broad River.

• The French Broad River got its name because the river flowed north toward French owned land and because the river is so broad (wide).

• The main stem of the French Broad River is in Rosman, North Carolina.

• The French Broad River is one of two rivers that flows North in the United States.

• The French Broad River flows 210 miles through Asheville, North Carolina, then north to Tennessee and into the Mississippi River and then into the Gulf of Mexico.

• The French Broad River is a free flowing river that includes plenty of small mouth bass and catfish which makes for a great day of fishing.

• The French Broad River is one of the oldest rivers with the Nile and New river predating the French Broad.