What are the four major rivers in North Carolina?
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Asked by: Ramon Laksana
Some of the major rivers in North Carolina are the Catawba River, Tar River, Pee Dee River, and the Roanoke River.
Where are the rivers in North Carolina?
North Carolina
| River | County | Watershed (HUC Code 8) |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Fear River | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender, Columbus, Bladen | Upper Cape Fear |
| Caraway Creek | Randolph | Lower Yadkin |
| Cashie River | Bertie | Lower Roanoke |
| Catawba River | McDowell | Upper Catawba |
What is the deepest river in North Carolina?
Cape Fear River
| Cape Fear River Tributary to Atlantic Ocean | |
|---|---|
| City | Lillington Erwin Fayetteville Elizabethtown Wilmington Southport |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of Deep River and Haw River |
| • location | about 1 mile southeast of Moncure, North Carolina |
What is the largest river basin in North Carolina?
The Cape Fear River Basin
The Cape Fear River Basin is the largest river basin in North Carolina and is contained entirely within the state. The Cape Fear River flows southeast through the Piedmont ecoregion into the Coastal Plain before reaching the city of Wilmington and draining into the Atlantic Ocean.
How many river basins are in NC?
17
There are 17 designated river basins in North Carolina. A river basin can be defined as all of the land surface dissected and drained by many streams and creeks that flow downhill into one another, and eventually into one river.
What is the Pee Dee River named after?
Pedee Indians
Pee Dee River, also called Great Pee Dee River, river rising as the Yadkin River in the Blue Ridge Mountains in northwestern North Carolina, U.S. Flowing northeast past Wilkesboro and Elkin, then southeast past Badin, it becomes the Pee Dee (named for the Pedee Indians) after a course of about 200 miles (320 km).
