126 NC Rivers!

North Carolina has approximately 9,056 Named Streams: 126 Rivers plus 65 River Forks, and 33 River Prongs and... Approximately 8,832 Named Creeks, Branches, Runs, Swamps, Guts, Coves, Hollows, etc. plus thousands of unnamed minor streams. 25 Rivers, 52 Forks and Prongs, and approximately 3,596 Creeks etc. are west of the Eastern Continental Divide and flow through the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to the Gulf of Mexico. 101 Rivers, 45 Forks and Prongs, and approximately 5,236 Creeks etc. are east of the ECD (Eastern Continental Divide) and flow to the Atlantic coast. 14 Rivers and 2 Forks flow into North Carolina from other states; 11 Rivers and 2 Forks from Virginia 3 Rivers from Georgia 51 Rivers and 1 Fork flow out of North Carolina 10 Rivers west of the ECD and 41 east of the ECD 23 Rivers flow to the North Carolina coast, directly to the Atlantic Ocean, or indirectly through the North Carolina sounds 28 Rivers and 1 Fork flow out of North Carolina into Other states 13 ½ Rivers and 1 Fork to South Carolina 2 ½ Rivers to Georgia (The Chattooga River accounts for the two halves as it forms the border between South Carolina and Georgia) 8 Rivers flow to Tennessee and into the Tennessee River (Which also flows through the Ohio and the Mississippi) 4 Rivers to Virginia, 2 west of the ECD through West Virginia to the Ohio River and 2 east of the ECD to the Roanoke River which flows back into North Carolina 13 Major Rivers Of North Carolina: The first 8 are East of ECD To the East 1 Chowan 50 miles 2 Roanoke 410 miles (158 in NC) Largest River by Volume inside North Carolina 3 Tar 215 miles (Tar/Pamlico 260) 4 Neuse 275 miles (Eno/Neuse 324) The Neuse is the Longest Single Named River entirely in North Carolina 5 Cape Fear 202 miles (Deep/Cape Fear 339) The longest River System entirely in North Carolina To the South 6 Yadkin/Pee Dee 447 miles (273 in NC) 7 Catawba/Wateree 292 miles (154 in NC) 8 Broad 150 miles (77 in NC) The last 5 are West of ECD To the West 9 Hiwassee 147 miles (62 in NC) 10 Little Tennessee 145 miles (87 in NC) 11 French Broad 218 miles (121 in NC) 12 Watauga 60 miles (9 Miles in NC) To the North 13 New/Knawha 456 (100 in NC) The Longest River Flowing out of North Carolina and at it's mouth the Largest River by Volume North Carolina Rivers Listed by Location # 1 Pamlico Sound Drainage Area (Includes Pamlico, Albemarle, Currituck, Croatan, & Roanoke Sounds) 35 Rivers and 7 Forks Waters of the Pamlico Sound reach the Atlantic Ocean primarily through Oregon, Hatteras, Ocracoke Inlets 1 North Landing River ^Virginia Beach, VA Currituck County to Currituck Sound 25 miles 2 Northwest River ^Chesapeake, VA (Dismal Swamp) Currituck County to Currituck Sound 27 miles 3 North River 1/2 ^Currituck-Camden County Line (Dismal Swamp) to Albemarle Sound 23 miles * 4 Pasquotank River ^Camden-Pasquotank County Line (Dismal Swamp) To Albemarle Sound 45 miles * 5 Little River 1/8 ^Pasquotank-Perquimans County Line to Albemarle Sound 21 miles * 6 Perquimans River ^Perquimans County To Albemarle Sound 36 miles * 7 Yeopim River ^Perquimans-Chowan County Line to Albemarle Sound 13 miles * 8 Chowan River ^Gates-Hertford County Line & VA State Line Bertie-Chowan County Line to Albemarle Sound 50 miles * 9 Wiccacon River ^Hertford County 21 Miles * 10 Meherrin River ^Charlotte County VA Northampton & Hertford Counties 92 Miles 11 Blackwater River ^Prince George County VA Gates County 105 miles 12 Nottaway River ^Lunenburg-Prince Edward County Line VA Hertford & Gates County 158 miles 13 Cashie River ^Bertie County to Albemarle Sound 50 miles * 14 Roanoke River ^Montgomery County VA Warren-Halifax-Northampton-Bertie-Martin-Washington Counties 410 miles 158 in NC 15 Dan River ^Patrick County VA Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell Counties 214 miles 110 in NC 16 Hyco River ^Person County 36 miles 17 Smith River ^Patrick County VA Rockingham County 85 miles 18 Mayo River ^Rockingham County 16 miles * 19 North Fork Mayo River ^Patrick County VA Rockingham County 30 miles 20 South Fork Mayo River ^Patrick County VA Rockingham County 40 miles 21 Little Dan River ^Patrick County VA Stokes County 11 miles 22 Scuppernong River ^Washington County Tyrrell County to Albemarle Sound 23 miles * 23 Alligator River ^Hyde County Tyrrell-Dare Counties to Albemarle Sound 53 miles * 24 Long Shoal River ^Dare-Hyde County Line to Pamlico Sound 8 miles * 25 Pamlico River ^Beaufort-Pitt County Line to Pamlico Sound 45 miles + Tar = 260 * 26 Pungo River ^Washington County Beaufort-Hyde Counties to Pamlico River 37 miles * 27 Tar River ^Person County Granville-Vance-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Pitt Counties 215 miles * 28 North Fork Tar River ^Granville County 9 miles * 29 Bay River ^Pamlico County to Pamlico Sound 22 miles * 30 Neuse River ^Durham County Granville-Wake-Johnston-Wayne-Lenoir-Craven-Pamlico-Carteret to Pamlico Sound 275 miles (324) * 31 South River 1/2 ^Carteret County 8 miles * 32 Trent River ^Lenoir County Jones-Craven Counties 100 miles * 33 Little River 2/8 ^Franklin County Wake-Johnston-Wayne Counties 90 miles * 34 Flat River ^Person County Durham County 20 miles * 35 North Flat River ^Person County 14 miles * 36 South Flat River ^Person County 18 miles * 37 Eno River ^ Orange County Durham County 40 miles * 38 Little River 3/8 ^Orange County Durham County 13 miles * 39 North Fork Little River ^Orange County 19 miles * 40 South Fork Little River ^Orange County 18 miles * 41 East Fork Eno River ^Orange County 8 miles * 42 West Fork Eno River ^Orange County 9 miles * # 2 Onslow Bay (Crystal Coast) 4 Rivers and 4 Prongs 1 North River 2/2 ^Carteret County 18 miles 2 Newport River ^Carteret County 23 miles 3 Northwest Prong Newport River ^Craven County Carteret County 4 miles 4 Southwest Prong Newport River ^Carteret County 7 miles 5 White Oak River ^Onslow-Jones County Line - Carteret County 40 miles 6 North Prong White Oak River ^Jones County 3 miles 7 South Prong White Oak River ^Onslow-Jones County Line 1 mile 8 New River 1/2 ^Onslow County 50 miles # 3 Long Bay (Brunswick Coast) 18 Rivers 3 Forks and 1 Prong 1 Cape Fear River ^Chatham-Lee County Line + Harnett-Cumberland-Bladen-Columbus-Pender-Brunswick-New Hanover Counties to Long Bay 202 miles (339) 2 Elizabeth River ^Brunswick County 5 miles 3 Brunswick River ^Brunswick County 14 miles 4 Northeast Cape Fear River ^Duplin-Wayne County Line Pender-New Hanover Counties 130 miles 5 Black River 1/2 ^Sampson County Bladen-Pender Counties 50 miles 6 South River 2/2 ^Cumberland-Sampson County Line - Bladen County 84 miles 7 Black River 2/2 ^Angier, Harnett County Cumberland-Sampson Counties 30 miles 8 Little River 4/8 ^Seven Lakes, Moore County Cumberland-Harnett Counties 72 miles 9 Upper Little River 1/2 ^Lee County Harnett County 52 miles 10 Haw River ^Forsyth County Guilford-Rockingham-Alamance-Orange-Chatham Counties 110 miles 11 New Hope River ^Lake Jordan, Chatham County 17 miles 12 Reedy Fork Haw River ^Kernersville, Forsyth County Guilford-Alamance Counties 43 miles 13 Deep River ^High Point Lake, Jamestown, Guilford County Randolph-Moore-Lee-Chatham Counties 125 miles 14 Rocky River 1/2 ^Liberty, Randolph County Chatham County 42 miles 15 North Rocky River Prong ^Liberty, Randolph County Alamance-Chatham Counties 9 miles 16 East Fork Deep River ^West Greensboro, Guilford County 10 miles 17 West Fork Deep River ^Kernersville, Forsyth County Guilford County 12 miles 18 Lockwood Folly River ^Brunswick County 26 miles Royal Oak Swamp 19 Middle River ^Brunswick County 2 Miles 20 Shallotte River ^Brunswick County 19 miles 21 East River ^Brunswick County 2 Miles 22 Calabash River ^Brunswick County > Little River S.C. 8 miles # 4 Winyah Bay 17 Rivers 9 Forks 9 Prongs 1 Waccamaw River ^Lake Waccamaw, Columbus County Brunswick County 140 miles 2 Pee Dee River ^Confluence of Yadkin and Uwharrie Rivers Stanly-Montgomery County Line Anson-Richmond Counties 232 miles 99 in NC / 447 Little Pee Dee River (SC) 3 Lumber River ^Scotland-Hoke County Line Robeson-Columbus Counties 133 miles Drowning Creek 38 Miles 4 Lynches River ^Union County 140 miles 5 Little River 5/8 ^Asheboro, Randolph County Montgomery-Richmond Counties 62 miles 6 West Fork Little River ^Randolph County Montgomery County 22 miles 7 South Prong Little River ^Randolph County 3 miles 8 Rocky River 2/2 ^Mooresville, Iredell County Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Stanly-Union-Anson Counties 95 miles 9 Uwharrie River ^Guilford-Randolph County Line Montgomery County 60 miles 10 Little Uwharrie River ^Randolph County 13 miles 11 Yadkin River ^Watauga County Caldwell-Wilkes-Surry-Yadkin-Forsyth-Davie-Davidson-Rowan-Stanly-Montgomery Counties 215 miles* / 273 to SC 314 miles in NC 12 South Yadkin River ^Wilkes County Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Rowan Counties 75 miles 13 Little Yadkin River ^Stokes County Forsyth-Surry Counties 12 miles 14 East Prong Little Yadkin River ^Stokes County 9 miles 15 West Prong Little Yadkin River ^Stokes County 6 miles 16 Ararat River ^Patrick County VA Surry County 45 miles 17 Fisher River ^Grayson County VA Surry County 42 miles 18 Little Fisher River ^Surry County 15 miles 19 Roaring Fork Fisher River ^Alleghany County Surry County 5 miles 20 Mitchell River ^Surry County 22 miles 21 Roaring River ^Wilkes County 12 miles 22 East Prong Roaring River ^Wilkes County 15 miles 23 Middle Prong Roaring River ^Wilkes County 8 miles 24 West Prong Roaring River ^Wilkes County 12 miles 25 Reddies River ^Wilkes County 16 miles 26* North Fork Reddies River ^Wilkes County 11 miles 27* Middle Fork Reddies River ^Wilkes County 8 miles 28* South Fork Reddies River ^Wilkes County 7 miles 29 Lewis Fork Yadkin River ^Wilkes County 4 miles 30 North Prong Lewis Fork Yadkin River ^Wilkes County 16 miles 31 Little Fork North Prong Lewis Fork Yadkin River ^Wilkes County 2 miles 32 South Prong Lewis Fork Yadkin River ^Wilkes County 17 miles 33 Stony Fork Yadkin River ^Watauga County Wilkes County 17 miles 34 Gladys Fork Stony Fork Yadkin River ^Wilkes County 3 miles 35 Left Prong Stony Fork Yadkin River ^Watauga County Wilkes County 7 miles # 5 Santee Cooper 20 Rivers 7 Forks 4 Prongs Cooper River (SC) Santee River (SC) Wateree River (SC) 1 Catawba River ^McDowell County Burke-Caldwell-Catawba-Alexander-Iredell-Lincoln-Gaston-Mecklenburg Counties 217 miles 154 in NC Catawba/Wateree 292 + Santee 435 2 South Fork River ^Catawba County Lincoln-Gaston 49 miles 3 Henry Fork River ^Burke County Catawba County 46 miles 4 Jacob Fork River ^Burke County Catawba County 42 miles 5 Little River 6/8 ^Burke County 5 miles 6 Lower Little River ^Alexander County 24 miles 7 Muddy Fork Lower Little River ^Alexander County 6 miles 8 Lambert Fork Lower Little River ^Alexander County 7 miles 9 East Prong Lower Little River ^Alexander County 4 miles 10 Middle Little River ^Caldwell County Alexander 23 miles 11 Upper Little River 2/2 ^Caldwell County Alexander County 19 miles 12 Johns River ^Caldwell County Burke County 40 miles 13 Gragg Prong Johns River ^Caldwell County 6 miles 14 Warrior Fork Catawba River ^Burke County 11 miles 15 Linville River ^Avery County Burke County 47 miles 16 West Fork Linville River ^Avery County 3 miles 17 North Fork Catawba River ^Avery County McDowell County 22 miles Crooked Creek 18 Little Toe River ^McDowell County 1 1/2 miles 19 Left Prong Catawba River ^McDowell County 4 miles Congaree River (SC) 20 Broad River ^Buncombe County Henderson-Rutherford-Cleveland Counties 150 miles Pacolet River (SC) 21 North Pacolet River ^Henderson County Polk County 36 miles 18 in NC 22 Bowens River ^Cleveland County 7 miles 3 in NC 23 First Broad River ^Rutherford County Cleveland County 60 miles 24 North Fork First Broad River ^Rutherford County 7 miles 25 Little First Broad River ^Rutherford County 3 miles 26 Molly Fork First Broad River ^Rutherford County 2 miles 27 Second Broad River ^Rutherford County 47 miles 28 Green River ^Henderson County 60 miles 29 Hungry River ^Henderson County 9 miles 30 Little Hungry River ^Henderson County 4 miles 31 South Prong Green River ^Henderson County 2 miles # 6 Savannah River Basin 7 Rivers 1 Fork Savannah River (SC/GA) Seneca River (SC) Keowee River (SC) 1 Toxaway River ^Transylvania County 21 miles (14 miles in NC) 2 Horsepasture River ^Jackson County Transylvania County 18 miles (16 in NC) 3 Whitewater River ^Jackson County Transylvania County 15 miles (10 in NC) 4 Thompson River ^Transylvania County 8 miles (5 in NC) Tugaloo River (SC) 5 Chattooga River ^Jackson County Macon County 57 miles (11 miles in NC) 6 East Fork Chattooga River ^Jackson County 6 miles (3/4 mile in NC) 7 Tallulah River ^Clay County 48 miles (4 miles in NC) 8 Coleman River ^Clay County 7 miles (2/3 mile in NC) # 7 Tennessee River Basin 23 Rivers 33 Forks 15 Prongs Mississippi River Ohio River Tennessee River (TN) 1 Hiwassee River ^Towns County GA Clay-Cherokee Counties 147 miles (62 in NC) (20 in GA) (65 in TN) 2 Nottely River ^Union County GA Cherokee County 51 miles (18 in NC) (33 in GA) 3 Valley River ^Cherokee County 40 miles 4 Little Tennessee River ^Rabun County GA Macon-Swain-Graham Counties 145 miles (87 in NC) (8 in GA) (50 in TN) 5 Tellico River ^Cherokee County 53 miles (6 in NC) (47 in TN) 6 Cheoah River ^Graham County 20 miles 7 Tuckasegee River ^Jackson County Swain County 60 miles 8 Oconaluftee River ^Swain County Jackson-Swain Counties 19 miles 9 Raven Fork Oconaluftee River ^Swain County 17 miles 10 Straight Fork Raven Fork Oconaluftee River ^Swain County 11 miles 11 Right Fork Raven Fork Oconaluftee River ^Swain County 4 miles 12 Middle Fork Raven Fork Oconaluftee River ^Swain County 1 mile 13 Left Fork Raven Fork Oconaluftee River ^Swain County 5 miles 14 Bradley Fork Oconaluftee River ^Swain County 7 miles 15 Frowning Rock Prong Bradley Fork Oconaluftee River ^Swain County 2 miles 16 Gulf Prong Bradley Fork Oconaluftee River ^Swain County 2 miles 17 Beech Flats Prong Oconaluftee River ^Swain County 5 miles 18 Kephart Prong Oconaluftee River ^Swain County 2 miles 19 Caney Fork Tuckasegee River ^Jackson County 12 miles 20 West Fork of the Tuckasegee River ^Lake Glenville Jackson County 15 miles 21 Nantahala River ^Macon County Clay-Macon-Swain Counties 48 miles 22 Roaring Fork Nantahala River ^Macon County 3 miles 23* Gulf Fork Nantahala River ^Macon County 1 mile 24 Cullasaja River ^Macon County 25 miles 25 French Broad River ^Transylvania County Transylvania-Henderson-Buncombe-Madison Counties 218 miles (121 in NC) (97 in TN) 26 Nolichucky River ^Mitchell-Yancey County Line 115 miles (10 Miles in NC) (105 in TN) 27 Cane River ^Yancey County 41 miles 28 Indian Fork Cane River ^Yancey County 2 miles 29 Raven Fork Cane River ^Yancey County 2 miles 30 North Toe River ^Avery County Avery-Mitchell-Yancey 75 miles 31 South Toe River ^Yancey County 32 miles 32 Right Prong South Toe River ^Yancey County 2 miles 33 Left Prong South Toe River ^Yancey County 2 miles 34 Pigeon River ^Haywood County 70 miles (45 in NC) (25 in TN) 35 East Fork Pigeon River ^Haywood County 17 miles 36 Greasy Cove Prong East Fork Pigeon River ^Haywood County 3 miles 37 Dark Prong East Fork Pigeon River ^Haywood County 3 miles 38 Yellowstone Prong East Fork Pigeon River ^Haywood County 4 miles 39 West Fork Pigeon River ^Haywood County 18 40 Little East Fork Pigeon River ^Haywood County 8 miles 41 Middle Prong West Fork Pigeon River ^Haywood County 4 miles 42 Right Hand Prong West Fork Pigeon River ^Haywood County 3 miles 43 Blood River ^Madison County 3 Miles 44 Swannanoa River ^Buncombe County 22 miles 45 North Fork Swannanoa River ^Buncombe County 12 Miles 46 Sugar Fork North Fork Swannanoa River ^Buncombe County 3 miles 47 Right Fork North Fork Swannanoa River ^Buncombe County 4 miles 48 Little Fork Right Fork North Fork Swannanoa River ^Buncombe County 1 mile 49 Left Fork North Fork Swannanoa River ^Buncombe County 2 miles 50 Stony Fork North Fork Swannanoa River ^Buncombe County 2 miles 51 Mills River ^Henderson County 6 miles 52 North Fork Mills River ^Henderson County 6 miles 53 Rocky Fork North Fork Mills River ^Henderson County 2 miles 54 South Fork Mills River ^Transylvania County Henderson County 25 miles 55 Little River 7/8^Transylvania County 20 miles 56 South Prong Little River ^Transylvania County 2 miles 57 Davidson River ^Transylvania County 11 miles 58 Laurel Fork Davidson River ^Transylvania County 2 miles 59 Right Fork Davidson River ^Transylvania County 3 miles 60 East Fork French Broad River ^Transylvania County 12 miles 61 Glady Fork East Fork French Broad River ^Transylvania County 1 mile 62 West Prong Glady Fork East Fork French Broad River ^Transylvania County 2 miles 63 South Prong Glady Fork East Fork French Broad River ^Transylvania County 5 miles 64 Middle Fork French Broad River ^Transylvania County 5 miles 65 West Fork French Broad River ^Transylvania County 13 miles 66 North Fork French Broad River ^Transylvania County 11 miles Holston River (TN) South Fork Holston River (TN) 67 Watauga River ^Avery County Watauga County 60 miles (9 Miles in NC) (51 Miles in TN) 68 Elk River ^Avery County 28 miles 15 in NC 69 Laurel Fork Watauga River ^Watauga County 5 miles 70 Boone Fork Watauga River ^Watauga County 5 miles 71 Cold Prong Boone Fork Watauga River ^Watauga County 2 Miles # 8 New River Basin 2 Rivers 5 Forks Mississippi River Ohio River Kanawha River (WV) 1 New River ^Alleghany-Ashe County Line 359 / with Kanawha 456, from Blowing Rock, to the Gulf of Mexico 2150 10 in NC 2 Little River 8/8 ^Alleghany County 39 miles 32 in NC 3 North Fork New River ^Watauga County Ashe County 50 miles 4 Hoskin Fork North Fork New River ^Watauga County Ashe County 5 miles 5 South Fork New River ^Watauga County Ashe-Alleghany Counties 90 miles 6 Middle Fork South Fork New River ^Watauga County 9 miles 7 East Fork South Fork New River ^Watauga County 5 miles Longest Rivers in North Carolina: 1 New / Kanawha 456 Middle Fork, South Fork, New 10 South Fork, New 90 New 259 Kanawha 97 2 Yadkin / Pee Dee 447 Yadkin 215 Pee Dee 232 3 Roanoke / Staunton 440 North Fork, Roanoke 30 Upper Roanoke 126 Staunton 81 Lower Roanoke 203 (158 in NC) 4 Cape Fear / Deep 339 * West Fork, Deep 12 Deep 125 Cape Fear 202 5 Neuse / Eno 324 * West Fork, Eno 9 Eno 40 Neuse 275 6 Catawba / Wateree 292 Catawba 217 Wateree 75 (Linville Headwaters are 6 miles longer then Catawba Headwaters) = 298 7 Tar / Pamlico 260 * Tar 215 Pamlico 45 8 French Broad 231 West Fork, French Broad 13 French Broad 218 (North Toe headwaters are 26 miles longer than French Broad headwaters) = 257 9 Dan 214 10 Nottaway 158 11 Broad 150 12 Hiwassee River 147 13 Little Tennessee River 145 14 Waccamaw River 140 14 Lynches River 140 16 Lumber River 133 17 Northeast Cape Fear River 130 * 18 Nolichucky River 115 19 Haw River 110 * 20 Blackwater River 105 21 Trent River 100 * * Entirely within North Carolina Shortest Named River in North Carolina: 1 Little Toe River; about 1 1/2 miles Lone 2 East River; about 2 miles long 3 Blood River; about 3 miles long 4 Middle River; 3 miles long 5 Little First Broad River; just over 3 miles long Shortest Fork or Prong in North Carolina: There are 5 Forks or Prongs that are approximately one mile long: Glady Fork, East Fork, French Broad River Gulf Prong, Nantahala River Little Fork, Right Fork, North Fork, Swannanoa River Middle Fork, Raven Fork, Oconaluftee River South Prong, White Oak River Alphabetical List 224 Rivers, Forks, and Prongs 1 Alligator River (Albemarle Sound) A 2 2 Ararat River (Yadkin River) 3 Bay River (Pamlico Sound) B 11 4 Beech Flats Prong Oconaluftee River 5 Black River (Cape Fear) 6 Black River (South River) 7 Blackwater River (Chowan River) 8 Blood River (French Broad River) 9 Boone Fork Watauga River 10 Bowens River (Broad River) 11 Bradley Fork Oconaluftee River 12 Broad River 13 Brunswick River (Cape Fear River) 14 Calabash River (Long Bay Through the Little River in S.C.) C 12 15 Cane River (Nolichucky River) 16 Caney Fork Tuckasegee River 17 Cape Fear River 18 Cashie River (Albemarle Sound) 19 Catawba River 20 Chattooga River (Tugaloo River S.C.& Ga.) 21 Cheoah River (Little Tennessee River) 22 Chowan River (Albemarle Sound) 23 Cold Prong Boone Fork Watauga River 24 Coleman River (Tallulah River) 25 Cullasaja River (Little Tennessee River) 26 Dan River (Roanoke River) D 4 27 Dark Prong East Fork Pigeon River 28 Davidson River (French Broad River) 29 Deep River (Cape Fear River) 30 East Fork Chattooga River E 12 31 East Fork Deep River 32 East Fork Eno River 33 East Fork French Broad River 34 East Fork Pigeon River 35 East Fork South Fork New River 36 East Prong Little Yadkin River 37 East Prong Lower Little River (Catawba) 38 East Prong Roaring River 39 East River 40 Elizabeth River (Cape Fear River) 41 Elk River (Watauga River) 42 Eno River (Neuse River) 43 First Broad River (Broad River) F 5 44 Fisher River (Yadkin River) 45 Flat River (Neuse River) 46 French Broad River 47 Frowning Rock Prong Bradley Fork Oconaluftee River 48 Glady Fork East Fork French Broad River G 7 49 Gladys Fork Stony Fork Yadkin River 50 Gragg Prong Johns River 51 Greasy Cove Prong East Fork Pigeon River 52 Green River (Broad River) 53 Gulf Prong Bradley Fork Oconaluftee River 54 Gulf Prong Nantahala River 55 Haw River (Cape Fear River) H 7 56 Henry Fork River (South Fork River) (Catawba River) 57 Hiwassee River 58 Horsepasture River (Lake Jocasee/ Keowee River S.C.) 59 Hoskin Fork North Fork New River (Ashe County) 60 Hungry River (Green River) 61 Hyco River (Dan River) 62 Indian Fork Cane River I 1 63 Jacob Fork River (South Fork River (Catawba River) J 2 64 Johns River (Catawba River) 65 Kephart Prong Oconaluftee River K 1 66 Lambert Fork Muddy Fork Lower Little River (Catawba) L 33 67 Laurel Fork Davidson River 68 Laurel Fork Watauga River 69 Left Fork North Fork Swannanoa River 70 Left Fork Raven Fork Oconaluftee River 71 Left Prong Catawba River 72 Left Prong South Toe River 73 Left Prong Stony Fork Yadkin River 74 Lewis Fork Yadkin River 75 Linville River (Catawba River) 76 Little Dan River (Dan) 77 Little East Fork Pigeon River (West Fork Pigeon River) 78 Little First Broad River (First Broad River) 79 Little Fisher River 80 Little Fork North Prong Lewis Fork Yadkin River 81 Little Fork Right Fork North Fork Swannanoa River 82 Little Hungry River (Hungry River) 83 Little River (Albemarle Sound) 84 Little River (Cape Fear) 85 Little River (Eno) 86 Little River (French Broad) 87 Little River (Jacob Fork River) 88 Little River (Neuse) 89 Little River (New) Alleghany County 90 Little River (Pee Dee) 91 Little Tennessee River 92 Little Toe River 93 Little Uwharrie River (Uwharrie River) 94 Little Yadkin River (Yadkin River) 95 Lockwood Folly River (Brunswick Coast) 96 Long Shoal River (Pamlico Sound) 97 Lower Little River (Catawba) 98 Lumber River (Little Pee Dee River S.C.) 99 Lynches River (Pee Dee River S.C.) 100 Mayo River (Dan River) M 13 101 Meherrin River (Chowan River) 102 Middle Fork Raven Fork Oconaluftee River 103 Middle Fork French Broad River 104 Middle Fork Reddies River 105 Middle Fork South Fork New River 106 Middle Little River (Catawba) 107 Middle Prong Roaring River 108 Middle Prong West Fork Pigeon River 109 Middle River (Royal Oak Swamp (Lockwood Folly)) 110 Mills River (French Broad River) 111 Mitchell River (Yadkin River) 112 Molly Fork First Broad River 113 Muddy Fork Lower Little River (Catawba) 114 Nantahala River (Little Tennessee River) N 31 115 Neuse River (Pamlico Sound) 116 New Hope River (Haw River) 117 New River (Alleghany County) 118 New River (Onslow County) 119 Newport River (Crystal Coast / Onslow Bay) 120 Nolichucky River (French Broad River) 111 North Flat River (Flat River) 122 North Fork Catawba River 123 North Fork First Broad River 124 North Fork French Broad River 125 North Fork Little River (Eno) 126 North Fork Mayo River 127 North Fork Mills River 128 North Fork New River (Ashe County) 129 North Fork Reddies River 130 North Fork Swannanoa River 131 North Fork Tar River 132 North Landing River (Currituck Sound) 133 North Pacolet River (Pacolet River S.C.) 134 North Prong Lewis Fork Yadkin River 135 North Prong White Oak River 136 North River (Albemarle Sound) 137 North River (Crystal Coast / Onslow Bay) 138 North Rocky River Prong (Rocky River) (Deep River) 139 North Toe River (Nolichucky River) 140 Northeast Cape Fear River (Cape Fear River) 141 Northwest Prong Newport River 142 Northwest River (Currituck Sound) 143 Nottaway River (Chowan River) 144 Nottely River (Hiwassee River) 145 Oconaluftee River (Tuckasegee River) O 1 146 Pamlico River (Pamlico Sound) P 6 147 Pasquotank River (Albemarle Sound) 148 Pee Dee River (Winyah Bay S.C) 149 Perquimans River (Albemarle Sound) 150 Pigeon River (French Broad River TN) 151 Pungo River (Pamlico Sound) Q 0 152 Raven Fork Cane River R 16 153 Raven Fork Oconaluftee River 154 Reddies River (Yadkin River) 155 Reedy Fork Haw River 156 Right Fork Davidson River 157 Right Fork North Fork Swannanoa River 158 Right Fork Raven Fork Oconaluftee River 159 Right Hand Prong West Fork Pigeon River 160 Right Prong South Toe River 161 Roanoke River (Albemarle Sound) 162 Roaring Fork Fisher River 163 Roaring Fork Nantahala River 164 Roaring River (Yadkin River) 165 Rocky Fork North Fork Mills River 166 Rocky River (Deep) 167 Rocky River (Pee Dee) 168 Scuppernong River (Albemarle Sound) S 27 169 Second Broad River (Broad River) 170 Shallotte River (Brunswick Coast) 171 Smith River (Dan River) 172 South Flat River (Flat River) 173 South Fork River (Catawba River) 174 South Fork Little River (Eno) 175 South Fork Mayo River 176 South Fork Mills River 177 South Fork New River (Ashe County) 178 South Fork Reddies River 179 South Prong Glady Fork East Fork French Broad River 180 South Prong Green River 181 South Prong Lewis Fork Yadkin River 182 South Prong Little River (French Broad) 183 South Prong Little River (Pee Dee) 184 South Prong White Oak River 185 South River (Black River) 186 South River (Neuse) 187 South Toe River (North Toe River) 188 Southwest Prong Newport River 189 South Yadkin River (Yadkin River) 190 Stony Fork North Fork Swannanoa River 191 Stony Fork Yadkin River 192 Straight Fork Raven Fork Oconaluftee River 193 Sugar Fork North Fork Swannanoa River 194 Swannanoa River (French Broad River) 195 Tallulah River (Tugaloo River S.C. & Ga.) T 7 196 Tar River (Pamlico River) 197 Tellico River (Little Tennessee River) 198 Thompson River (Lake Jocasee/ Keowee River S.C.) 199 Toxaway River (Lake Jocasee/ Keowee River S.C.) 200 Trent River (Neuse River) 201 Tuckasegee River (Little Tennessee River) 202 Upper Little River (Cape Fear) U 3 203 Upper Little River (Catawba) 204 Uwharrie River (Pee Dee River) 205 Valley River (Hiwassee River) V 1 206 Waccamaw River (Winyah Bay S.C.) W 16 207 Warrior Fork Catawba River 208 Watauga River (South Fork Holston River TN) 209 West Fork Deep River 210 West Fork Eno River 211 West Fork French Broad River 212 West Fork Linville River 213 West Fork Little River (Pee Dee) 214 West Fork Pigeon River 215 West Fork Tuckasegee River 216 West Prong Glady Fork East Fork French Broad River 217 West Prong Little Yadkin River 218 West Prong Roaring River 219 White Oak River (Crystal Coast / Onslow Bay) 220 Whitewater River (Lake Jocasee/ Keowee River S.C.) 221 Wiccacon River (Chowan River) X 0 222 Yadkin River (Pee Dee River) Y 3 223 Yellowstone Prong East Fork Pigeon River 224 Yeopim River (Albemarle Sound) Z 0