This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
By drainage basin
[edit]This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries alphabetically indented under each larger stream's name.
- North Landing River
- North River
- Pasquotank River
- Little River
- Perquimans River
- Yeopim River
- Chowan River
- Cashie River
Roanoke River
[edit]Albemarle Sound
[edit]
Pamlico River
[edit]Tar River
[edit]- Tar River
- Kennedy Creek
- Tranters Creek
- Cherry Run
- Mitchell Branch
- Maple Branch
- Aggie Run
- Pocoson Branch
- Pea Branch
- Poley Branch
- Horsepen Swamp
- Haw Branch
- Briery Swamp
- Great Branch Meadow Branch
- Pinelog Branch
- Turkey Swamp
- Bear Grass Swamp
- Collie Swamp
- Flat Swamp
- Bear Creek
- Chapel Branch
- Chicod Creek
- Juniper Branch
- Bates Branch
- Cow Swamp
- Cabin Branch
- Cross Swamp
- Juniper Branch
- Grindle Creek
- Whichard Branch
- Mill Branch
- Whichard Branch
- Moyes Run
- Cannon Swamp
- Baldwin Swamp
- Phillippi Branch
- Barber Creek
- Hardee Creek
- Meeting House Branch
- Bell Branch
- Meeting House Branch
- Greens Mill Run
- Reedy Branch
- Fomes Branch
- Parker Creek
- Schoolhouse Branch
- Harris Mill Run
- Johnsons Mill Run
- Bryan Creek
- Sains Branch
- Tyson Creek
- Lawrence Run
- Conetoe Creek
- Mitchell Swamp
- Knight Canal
- Lewis Canal
- Crisp Creek
- Fountain Fork Creek
- Mitchell Swamp
- Otter Creek
- Cheeks Mill Creek
- Town Creek
- Bynum Mill Creek
- Cokey Swamp
- Sasnett Mill Branch
- Beaverdam Branch
- Millpond Branch
- Cabin Branch
- Deloach Branch
- Dickson Branch
- Parker Branch
- Little Cokey Swamp
- Corn Creek
- Williamson Branch
- Cattail Swamp
- White Swamp
- Cattail Branch
- White Swamp
- Jerrys Creek
- Cromwell Canal
- Hendricks Creek
- Holly Creek
- East Tarboro Canal
- Tar River
Fishing Creek
[edit]- Fishing Creek
- Deep Creek
- Longs Branch
- Savage Mill Run
- Indian Branch
- Marsh Swamp
- Cow Haul Swamp
- Burnt Coat Swamp
- Breeches Swamp
- Jacket Swamp
- Breeches Swamp
- Beaverdam Swamp
- Dog Pond Branch
- Martin Swamp
- Rocky Swamp
- Jack Horse Swamp
- Beaverdam Swamp
- Black Swamp
- Pinelog Branch
- Little Fishing Creek
- Bear Swamp
- Porter Creek
- Reedy Creek
- Bobbitts Branch
- Bens Creek
- Big Branch
- Walkers Creek
- Dowlins Creek
- Crooked Swamp
- White Oak Swamp
- Shocco Creek
- Little Shocco Creek
- Cabin Branch
- Lees Branch
- Buzzard Branch
- Maple Swamp
- Hogpen Branch
- Bobs Branch
- Gunters Creek
- Reedy Branch
- Long Branch
- Buffalo Branch
- Gum Pond Branch
- Mill Branch
- Wolfpit Branch
- Black Branch
- Possumquarter Creek
- Richneck Creek
- Bridle Creek
- Horse Creek
- Phoebes Creek
- Owens Creek
- Rocky Creek
- Matthews Creek
- Deep Creek
- Fishing Creek
Swift Creek
[edit]- Swift Creek
- Leggett Canal
- White Oak Swamp
- Moccasin Creek
- Lane Swamp
- Flat Rock Branch
- Gideon Swamp
- Sandy Creek
- Tumbling Run
- Jumping Run
- Terry Branch
- Red Bud Creek
- Shelley Branch
- Deer Branch
- Richland Creek
- Crabtree Creek
- Devils Cradle Creek
- Flatrock Creek
- Buffalo Creek
- Weaver Creek
- Dickies Creek
- Cattail Creek
- Martin Creek
- Pounder Branch
- Tumbling Run
- Penders Mill Run
- Raccoon Branch
- Key Branch
- Walnut Creek
- Beech Branch
- Falling Run
- Buck Swamp
- Gay Branch
- Hornbeam Branch
- Compass Creek
- Cowlick Branch
- Goose Branch
- Stony Creek
- Pig Basket Creek
- Little Peachtree Creek
- Big Peachtree Creek
- Back Swamp
- Beaverdam Branch
- Bear Creek
- Wildcat Branch
- Maple Creek
- Polecat Branch
- Hicks Branch
- Polecat Branch
- Grape Branch
- Sapony Creek
- Big Branch
- Little Sapony Creek
- Henry Branch
- Gabe Branch
- Bear Branch
- Jacob Branch
- Long Branch
- Turkey Creek
- Coker Creek
- White Creek
- Biddie Toe Creek
- Cypress Creek
- Long Branch
- Crooked Creek
- Cedar Creek
- Big Branch Creek
- Camping Creek
- Brandy Creek
- Jumping Run
- Wolfpen Branch
- Sycamore Creek
- Fox Creek
- Coole Creek
- Bear Swamp Creek
- Buffalo Creek
- Lynch Creek
- Billys Creek
- Kings Creek
- Buffalo Creek
- Tabbs Creek
- Taylors Creek
- McGee Creek
- Middle Creek
- Ford Creek
- Gibbs Creek
- Sand Creek
- Fishing Creek
- Coon Creek
- Hachers Run
- Aycock Creek
- Johnson Creek
- Bollens Creek
- Boulding Creek
- Cattail Creek
- Jackson Creek
- Rocky Creek
- Owen Creek
- North Fork Tar River
- Shelton Creek
- Fox Creek
- Cub Creek
- Moore Swamp
- Swift Creek
Neuse River
[edit]- Neuse River
- Swan Creek
- Broad Creek
- Brown Creek
- Brown Creek
- Orchard Creek
- South River
- Hardy Creek
- Big Creek
- Mulberry Creek
- Old House Creek
- Dixon Creek
- Coffee Creek
- Royal Creek
- Little Creek
- Eastman Creek
- Southwest Creek
- Doe Creek
- Buck Creek
- Duck Creek
- Neal Creek
- Elishu Creek
- Miry Gut
- West Fork
- East Fork
- Rich Island Gut
- Pierce Creek
- Berrys Creek
- Garbacon Creek
- Whittaker Creek
- Greens Creek
- Camp Creek
- Smith Creek
- Morris Creek
- Smith Creek
- Kershaw Creek
- Camp Creek
- Adams Creek
- Godfrey Creek
- Delamar Creek
- Sandy Huss Creek
- Dumpling Creek
- Cedar Creek
- Jonaquin Creek
- Cullie Creek
- Kellum Creek
- Kearney Creek
- Issac Creek
- Back Creek
- Courts Creek
- Great Neck Creek
- Long Creek
- Dawson Creek
- Tarkiln Creek
- Granny Gut
- Deep Run
- Wheeler Gut
- Fork Run
- Clubfoot Creek
- Mitchell Creek
- Big Branch
- Snake Branch
- Gulden Creek
- Mortens Mill Pond
- East Prong
- West Prong
- Mitchell Creek
- Gatlin Creek
- Sassafras Branch
- King Creek
- Cherry Branch
- Alligator Gut
- Gum Branch
- Handcock Creek
- Still Gut
- Reeds Gut
- Cohooque Creek
- Still Gut
- Barney Branch
- Spe Branch
- Little John Creek
- Jacks Branch
- Dolls Gut
- Shop Branch
- Deep Branch
- Moebucks Branch
- Still Gut
- Mill Creek
- Beard Creek
- Caraway Creek
- Purifoy Gut
- Cedar Gut
- East Prong
- Slocum Creek
- Anderson Creek
- Tucker Creek
- Sandy Run
- Miry Branch
- Goodwin Creek
- Daniels Branch
- Sandy Run
- Mill Creek
- Hunters Branch
- Alligator Gut
- Cedar Creek
- East Prong
- Sandy Branch
- Caps Branch
- Southwest Prong
- Wolf Pit Branch
- Black Swamp Creek
- East Branch
- West Branch
- Lower Duck Creek
- Otter Creek
- Crooked Run
- Goose Creek
- Cypress Creek
- Alexander Swamp
- Black Creek
- Simmons Branch
- Deep Run Branch
- East Fork
- West Fork
- Upper Broad Creek
- Deep Run
- Sasses Branch
- Mill Swamp
- Morgan Swamp
- Possum Swamp
- Savannah Bridge Swamp
- Northwest Creek
- Duck Creek
- Scotts Creek
- Trent River
- Lawson Creek
- Brice Creek
- East Prong
- West Prong
- Great Branch
- Lees Branch
- Black Branch
- Georges Branch
- Hoods Creek
- Wilson Creek
- Reedy Branch
- Rocky Run
- Miry Hole Branch
- Island Creek
- Scott Creek
- West Prong Raccoon Creek
- Mill Creek
- Goshen Branch
- Little Hell Creek
- Mill Run
- Long Branch
- Beaverdam Creek
- Jumping Creek
- French Branch
- Crooked Run
- Musselshell Branch
- Resolution Branch
- Beaver Creek
- Chinquapin Branch
- Poplar Branch
- Pocoson Branch
- Little Chinquapin Branch
- Jack Cabin Branch
- Mill Branch
- Cypress Creek
- Reedy Branch
- Black Swamp
- Tuckahoe Creek
- Joshua Creek
- Beaverdam Swamp
- Horse Branch
- Running Branch
- Smith Creek
- Mills Branch
- Rennys Creek
- Bachelor Creek
- Caswell Branch
- Round Tree Branch
- Beech Tree Branch
- Jumping Run
- Beaverdam Branch
- Deep Branch
- Rollover Creek
- Hollis Branch
- Swift Creek
- Little Swift Creek
- Fisher Swamp
- Beaverdam Swamp
- Pine Tree Swamp
- Bushy Fork
- Fisher Swamp
- Bear Branch
- Mauls Swamp
- Palmetto Swamp
- Clayroot Swamp
- Creeping Swamp
- Polland Swamp
- Indian Well Swamp
- Thorofare Swamp
- Creeping Swamp
- Fork Swamp
- Simmon Branch
- Horsepen Swamp
- Gum Swamp
- Little Swift Creek
- Pinetree Creek
- Taylor Creek
- Turkey Quarter Creek
- Core Creek
- Flat Swamp
- Mill Branch
- Grape Creek
- Village Creek
- Halfmoon Creek
- Grinnel Creek
- Alum Springs Branch
- Contentnea Creek
- Eagle Swamp
- Little Contentnea Creek
- Middle Swamp
- Sandy Run
- Pinelog Branch
- Oldwoman Branch
- Jacob Branch
- Black Swamp
- Langs Mill Run
- Black Swamp
- Thompson Swamp
- Lighter Knot Swamp
- Ward Run
- Middle Swamp
- Polecat Branch
- Wheat Swamp
- Hallam Branch
- Mussel Run
- Beaverdam Run
- Rainbow Creek
- Sowell Run
- Horsepen Branch
- Shepherd Run
- Poorhouse Run
- Panther Swamp Creek
- Tyson Marsh
- Spring Branch
- Reedy Branch
- Mink Point Branch
- Jacks Fork
- Mill Run
- Washington Branch
- Fort Run
- Lewis Branch
- Lang Branch
- Nahunta Swamp
- Appletree Swamp
- Cow Branch
- Beaver Branch
- Mill Branch
- Button Branch
- Buzzard Branch
- Hams Prong
- Beaver Dam
- The Slough
- Exum Mill Branch
- Jimmy Prong
- Mocassin Run
- Long Branch
- Exum Mill Branch
- Poplar Branch
- Buck Meadow Branch
- Perkins Old Mill Branch
- Beaman Run
- Howell Swamp
- Water Branch
- Watery Branch
- Toisnot Swamp
- Goss Swamp
- Whiteoak Swamp
- Buck Branch
- Mill Branch
- Little Swamp
- Beaverdam Creek
- Whiteoak Swamp
- Black Creek
- Aycock Swamp
- Mill Run
- Great Swamp
- Juniper Swamp
- White Oak Swamp
- Brandy Branch Swamp
- Juniper Swamp
- Cedar Creek
- Lee Swamp
- Robin Swamp
- Hominy Swamp
- Bloomery Swamp
- Shepard Branch
- Mill Branch
- Little Swamp
- Marsh Swamp
- Buckhorn Branch
- Little Creek
- Mill Branch
- Turkey Creek
- Haw Branch
- Camp Branch
- Big Branch
- Driving Branch
- Press Prong
- Wolfharbor Branch
- Haw Branch
- Moccasin Creek
- Bull Branch
- Little Creek
- Beaverdam Creek
- Mosley Creek
- Alligator Branch
- Snake Hole Branch
- Little Snake Hole Branch
- Harrys Branch
- Folley Branch
- Beaverdam Branch
- Bone Gray Branch
- Stonyton Creek
- Jericho Run
- Briery Run
- Taylors Branch
- Southwest Creek
- Heath Branch
- Mill Branch
- Strawberry Branch
- Mott Swamp
- Spring Branch
- Clarks Branch
- Hornpipe Branch
- Horse Branch
- Turkey Branch
- Deep Run
- Toms Branch
- Gray Branch
- Deep Run
- Adkin Branch
- Peter Creek
- Falling Creek
- Gum Swamp Creek
- White Marsh Run
- Moseley Creek
- Groundnut Creek
- Jumping Run
- Whitleys Creek
- Squirrel Creek
- Manley Branch
- Vernon Branch
- Belch Branch
- Bear Creek
- Mill Branch
- Meeting House Branch
- West Bear Creek
- Peters Branch
- Old Mill Branch
- Little Marsh Run
- Mill Run
- Hullett Branch
- Drew Branch
- Hinson Branch
- Drew Branch
- Seneca Branch
- Hardy Mill Run
- Trotters Creek
- Frank Nunn Branch
- Bens Branch
- Tar River
- Jacks Branch
- Dalys Creek
- Panther Creek
- John Benton Branch
- Trotters Creek
- Cox Creek
- South Prong
- West Prong
- Mill Creek
- Still Creek
- Walnut Creek
- Walker Mill Run
- Powell Run
- Sleepy Creek
- Cabin Branch
- Tommy Reed Creek
- Burnt Mill Branch
- Pine Level Branch
- Green Branch
- Fellows Branch
- Stoney Creek
- Billy Branch
- Reedy Branch
- Howell Branch
- Stoney Run
- Carroway Creek
- Poplar Branch
- Little River
- Walnut Creek
- Crabtree Creek
- Ellerbe Creek
- Eno River
- Flat River
- North River
- Newport River
- White Oak River
- New River
Cape Fear River
[edit]- Cape Fear River
- Elizabeth River
- Brunswick River
- Northeast Cape Fear River
- Black River
- Donoho Creek
- Bandeau Creek
- Hammonds Creek
- Pemberton Creek
- Mulford Creek
- Turnbull Creek
- Browns Creek
- Ellis Creek
- Bakers Creek
- Harrison Creek
- Phillips Creek
- Georgia Branch
- Willis Creek
- Grays Creek
- Cedar Creek
- Rockfish Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)
- Cross Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)
- Little River
- Juniper Creek
- Upper Little River
- Thorntons Creek
- Buies Creek
- Poorhouse Creek
- Dry Creek
- Neills Creek
- Hector Creek
- Fish Creek
- Little Creek
- Avents Creek
- Camels Creek
- Cedar Creek
- Parkers Creek
- Daniels Creek
- Fall Creek
- Buckhorn Creek
- Bush Creek
- Gulf Creek
- Lick Creek
- Little Shaddox Creek
- Wombles Creek
- Deep River
- Rocky Branch
- Rocky River
- Little Buffalo Creek
- Georges Creek
- Big Buffalo Creek
- Cedar Creek
- Patterson Creek
- Pocket Creek
- Indian Creek
- Smiths Creek
- Line Creek
- Big Governors Creek
- McLendons Creek
- Lick Creek
- Tysons Creek
- Scotchman Creek
- Buffalo Creek
- Falls Creek
- Cedar Creek
- Bear Creek
- Grassy Creek
- Fork Creek
- Flat Creek
- Brush Creek
- Richland Creek
- Back Branch
- Broad Mouth Branch
- Millstone Creek
- Mill Creek
- Reed Creek
- Sandy Creek
- Bush Creek
- Gabriels Creek
- Hasketts Creek
- Polecat Creek
- Muddy Creek
- Hickory Creek
- Richland Creek
- Copper Branch
- Bull Run
- West Fork Deep River
- East Fork Deep River
- Haw River
- Shaddox Creek
- New Hope River (submerged)
- Stinking Creek
- Roberson Creek
- Pokeberry Creek
- Brooks Creek
- Wilkinson Creek
- Dry Creek
- Terrells Creek (Left Bank)
- Terrells Creek (Right Bank)
- Collins Creek
- Big Branch
- Cane Creek (Right Bank)
- Cane Creek (Left Bank)
- Marys Creek
- Motes Creek
- Meadow Creek
- Varnals Creek
- Haw Creek
- Big Alamance Creek
- Back Creek
- Boyds Creek
- Service Creek
- Stony Creek
- Travis Creek
- Reedy Fork
- Giles Creek
- Rose Creek
- Little Troublesome Creek
- Troublesome Creek
- Candy Creek
- Benaja Creek
- Mears Fork
- Rock Branch
- Lockwood Folly River
- Shallotte River
- Calabash River
- Little River
Pee Dee River
[edit]- Pee Dee River
- Waccamaw River
- Little Pee Dee River (SC)
- Lumber River
- Drowning Creek
- Hills Creek
- Little Creek
- Mountain Creek
- Quewhiffle Creek
- Aberdeen Creek
- Horse Creek
- Deep Creek
- Big Branch
- Naked Creek
- Jackson Creek
- Drowning Creek
- Lumber River
- Lynches River
- Little River
- Brown Creek
- Rocky River
- Uwharrie River
- Yadkin River
- Dutch John Creek
- Abbotts Creek
- South Yadkin River
- Little Yadkin River
- Ararat River
- Fisher River
- Mitchell River
- Elkin Creek
- Little Elkin Creek
- Grays Creek
- Roaring River
- Mulberry Creek
- Reddies River
- Hoopers Branch
- Lousy Creek
- Kilby Branch
- Tumbling Shoals Creek
- Quarry Branch
Santee River
[edit]
- Santee River (SC)
- Wateree River (SC)
Catawba River
[edit]- Congaree River (SC)
- Savannah River (SC and GA)
- Seneca River (SC)
- Keowee River (SC)
- Seneca River (SC)
-
- Tugaloo River (SC and GA)
- Mississippi River
- Ohio River (KY, WV)
- Tennessee River (KY, TN)
- Hiwassee River
- Little Tennessee River
- French Broad River
- Holston River (TN)
New River drainage basin - South Fork Holston River (TN)
- Kanawha River (WV)
- Tennessee River (KY, TN)
- Ohio River (KY, WV)
Alphabetically
[edit]- Adams Creek
- Afton Run
- Alligator River
- Ararat River
- Back Creek (Rocky River tributary)
- Barkers Branch
- Beaverdam Creek (Lanes Creek tributary)
- Big Branch (Lanes Creek tributary)
- Black River
- Black Run Creek
- Black Jack Branch (Brown Creek tributary)
- Blackwell Branch
- Bluewing Creek
- Bowes Branch
- Brice Creek
- Broad River
- Brown Creek (Pee Dee River tributary)
- Caddle Creek (Ararat River tributary)
- Cane Creek (Hyco River tributary)
- Cane River
- Canebreak Branch
- Cape Fear River
- Carolina Creek
- Cashie River
- Castle Creek
- Catawba River
- Cedar Branch (Lanes Creek tributary)
- Cheoah River
- Chowan River
- Clarks Creek
- Cobbs Creek
- Cold Water Creek
- Coleman River
- Coneys Creek
- Cool Spring Branch
- Cub Creek
- Cullasaja River
- Dan River
- Davidson River
- Deep River
- Doby Creek
- Double Creek
- Elk River
- Eno River
- First Broad River
- Fishing Creek (Catawba River)
- Fisher River
- French Broad River
- Great Pee Dee River
- Ghent Creek
- Gold Branch
- Gourdvine Creek
- Great Coharie Creek
- Green River
- Haw River
- Henry Fork
- Hoods Creek
- Hungry River
- Hyco Creek
- Hyco River
- Irish Buffalo Creek
- Jacob Fork
- Jennie Wolf Creek
- Johns River
- Jones Creek
- Kilgore Creek
- Lacey Branch
- Lick Branch
- Lick Branch (Lanes Creek tributary)
- Linville River
- Little Buffalo Creek
- Little Coharie Creek
- Little Duck Creek
- Little Fisher River
- Little Hungry River
- Little Meadow Creek
- Little River (Albemarle Sound)
- Little River (Cape Fear River tributary)
- Little River (Eno River tributary)
- Little River (French Broad River tributary)
- Little River (Horry County, South Carolina)
- Little River (Jacob Fork)
- Little River (Neuse River tributary)
- Little River (North Carolina-Virginia)
- Little River (Pee Dee River tributary)
- Little River (Roanoke River tributary)
- Little Tennessee River
- Little Uwharrie River
- Lockwood Folly River
- Lower Little River
- Lumber River
- Lynch Creek
- Lynches River
- Mallard Creek
- Mayo River
- Meherrin River
- Middle Little River
- Mill Creek (Lanes Creek tributary)
- Mill Creek (Trent River tributary)
- Mills River
- Mill Run (Trent River tributary)
- Mitchell River
- Nantahala River
- Negro Creek
- Neuse River
- New Hope River
- New River – western North Carolina
- New River – southeastern North Carolina
- Nolichucky River
- Norkett Branch
- North Toe River
- Nottely River
- North Pacolet River
- Panther Branch
- Pine Log Creek
- North River
- Northeast Cape Fear River
- Pamlico River
- Panther Branch
- Pasquotank River
- Pee Dee River
- Perquimans River
- Pigeon River
- Powells Creek
- Reddies River
- Reedy Fork (Haw River tributary)
- Reedy Fork (Hyco Creek tributary)
- Richland Creek
- Roanoke River including Staunton River
- Roaring River
- Rocky River
- Rough Butt Creek
- Salem Creek
- Sargents Creek
- Scuppernong River
- Second Broad River
- Shallotte River
- Six Run Creek
- South Fork Catawba River
- South Hyco Creek
- South River
- South River (Neuse River estuary)
- South Toe River
- South Yadkin River
- Stegall Branch
- Stony Creek
- Storys Creek
- Sugartree Creek
- Swannanoa River
- Tar River
- Toby Creek
- Trent River
- Tuckasegee River
- Upper Little River
- Uwharrie River
- Waccamaw River
- Watauga River
- Water Branch
- Waxhaw Branch
- White Oak River
- Whitewater River
- Wicker Branch
- Wide Mouth Branch
- Wilson Creek
- Wiccacon River
- Wolf Meadow Branch
- Yadkin River
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- USGS Geographic Names Information Service
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map – State of North Carolina (1974)
