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

[edit] By Drainage Basin

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

[edit] Atlantic Ocean

Chowan and lower Roanoke Drainage Basins

• 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 and Neuse Drainage Basins

• 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

• 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 Drainage Basin

• 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 Drainage Basin

• 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

[edit] Ohio/Tennessee River Basin

French Broad Drainage 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)

New River Drainage Basin

• • • 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

[edit] 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 (Cape Fear River)
• Little River (Eno River)
• Little River (French Broad River)
• Little River (Horry County, South Carolina)
• 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

[edit] References

• USGS Geographic Names Information Service
• USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of North Carolina (1974)

[edit] External links

• North Carolina Streamflow Data from the USGS

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