List of rivers of North Carolina

This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

By Drainage Basin

This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries alphabetically indented under each larger stream's name.

Atlantic Ocean

* North Landing River
** Northwest River
* Pasquotank River
* Little River
* Perquimans River
* Yeopim River
* Chowan River
** Wiccacon River
** Meherrin River
* Roanoke River
** Cashie River
** Dan River
*** Hyco River
*** Mayo River
* Scuppernong River
* Alligator River
* Long Shoal River
* Pamlico River
** Pungo River
** Tar River
*** Fishing Creek
* Bay River
* Neuse River
** South River
** Trent River
** Contentnea Creek
** Little River
** Crabtree Creek
** Ellerbe Creek
** Eno River
*** Little River
** Flat River
* North River
* Newport River
* White Oak River
* New River
* Cape Fear River
** Northeast Cape Fear River
** Black River
*** South River
**** Black River
*** Great Coharin Creek
**** Little Coharin Creek
*** Six Runs Creek
** Little River
** Upper Little River
** Deep River
*** Rocky River
** Haw River
*** New Hope River (submerged)
**** New Hope Creek
*** Big Alamance Creek
**** Little Alamance Creek
* Lockwood Folly River
* Shallotte River
* Little River
* Pee Dee River
** Waccamaw River
** "Little Pee Dee River (SC)"
*** Lumber River
** Lynches River
** Little River
** Rocky River
*** Coddle Creek
** Uwharrie River
*** Little Uwharrie River
** Yadkin River
*** Abbotts Creek
*** South Yadkin River
*** Little Yadkin River
*** Ararat River
*** Elkin River
*** Fisher River
**** Little Fisher River
*** Mitchell River
*** Mulberry River
*** Roaring River
*** Reddies River
* "Santee River (SC)"
** "Wateree River (SC)"
*** Catawba River
**** Lower Little River
**** Middle Little River
**** Upper Little River
**** Johns River
**** Linville River
** "Congaree River (SC)"
*** Broad River
**** "Pacolet River (SC)"
***** North Pacolet River
**** First Broad River
**** Second Broad River
**** Green River
***** Hungry River
****** Little Hungry River
* "Savannah River (SC)"
** "Seneca River (SC)"
*** "Keowee River (SC)"
**** Toxaway River
***** Horsepasture River
**** Whitewater River
***** Thompson River
** "Tugaloo River (SC)"
*** Chattooga River
*** Tallulah River

Ohio/Tennessee River Basin

* "Ohio River (KY, WV)"
** "Tennessee River (KY,TN)"
*** Hiwassee River
**** Nottely River
**** Valley River
*** Little Tennessee River
**** Cheoah River
**** Tuckasegee River
***** Oconaluftee River
**** Nantahala River
**** Cullasaja River
*** French Broad River
**** Nolichucky River
***** Cane River
***** Toe River
**** Pigeon River
**** Swannanoa River
**** Mills River
**** Little River
**** Davidson River
**** Ivy River (Creek)
*** "Holston River (TN)"
**** "South Fork Holston River (TN)"
***** Watauga River
****** Elk River
** "Kanawha River (WV)"
*** New River
**** Little River
**** North Fork New River
**** South Fork New River

Alphabetically

* Alligator River
* Ararat River
* Black River
* Broad River
* Cane River
* Cape Fear River
* Cashie River
* Catawba River
* Cheoah River
* Chowan River
* Cullasaja River
* Dan River
* Davidson River
* Deep River
* Elk River
* Eno River
* First Broad River
* Fisher River
* French Broad River
* Great Pee Dee River
* Green River
* Haw River
* Hungry River
* Hyco River
* Johns River
* Linville River
*Little River (Albemarle Sound)
*Little River (Atlantic Ocean)
*Little River (Cape Fear River)
*Little River (Eno River)
*Little River (French Broad River)
*Little River (Jacob Fork)
*Little River (Neuse River)
*Little River (North Carolina-Virginia)
*Little River (Pee Dee River)
*Little River (Roanoke River)
* Little Fisher River
* Little Hungry River
* Little Tennessee River
* Little Uwharrie River
* Lockwood Folly River
* Lower Little River
* Lumber River
* Lynches River
* Mayo River
* Meherrin River
* Middle Little River
* Mills River
* Mitchell River
* Nantahala River
* Neuse River
* New Hope River
* New River - western North Carolina
* New River - southeastern North Carolina
* Nolichucky River
* North Pacolet River
* North River
* Northeast Cape Fear River
* Pamlico River
* Pasquotank River
* Pee Dee River
* Perquimans River
* Pigeon River
* Reddies River
* Roanoke River (Staunton River)
* Roaring River
* Rocky River
* Scuppernong River
* Second Broad River
* Shallotte River
* Six Run Creek
* South River
* South River (Neuse River estuary)
* South Yadkin River
* Swannanoa River
* Tar River
* Toe River
* Trent River
* Tuckasegee River
* Upper Little River
* Uwharrie River
* Waccamaw River
* Watauga River
* White Oak River
* Whitewater River
* Wiccacon River
* Yadkin River

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/ USGS Geographic Names Information Service]
*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of North Carolina (1974)

External links

* [http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nc/nwis/current/?type=flow North Carolina Streamflow Data from the USGS]