List of rivers of North Carolina

By [drainage basin]

[Atlantic Ocean]

• North Landing River
• * Northwest River
• North River
• Pasquotank River
• Little River
• Perquimans River
• Yeopim River
• Chowan River
• * Wiccacon River
• * Meherrin River
• * Blackwater River
• * Nottoway River
• Cashie River
• Roanoke River
• * Dan River
• ** Hyco River
• ** Smith River
• ** Mayo River
• ** Little Dan River
• Scuppernong River
• Alligator River
• Long Shoal River
• Pamlico River
• * Pungo River
• * Tar River
• ** Fishing Creek
• Neuse River
• * South River
• * Trent River
• * Contentnea Creek
• * Little River
• * Walnut Creek
• * Crabtree Creek
• **Marsh Creek
• **Bridges Branch
• **Pigeon House Branch
• **Big Branch
• **Beaverdam Creek
• **Mine Creek
• **House Creek
• **Hare Snipe Creek
• **Richland Creek
• **Sycamore Creek
• **Reedy Creek
• **Haleys Branch
• **Stirrup Iron Creek
• **Coles Branch
• **Turkey Creek
• * Ellerbe Creek
• * Eno River
• ** Little River
• * Flat River
• North River
• Newport River
• White Oak River
• New River
• Cape Fear River
• * Elizabeth River
• * Brunswick River
• * Northeast Cape Fear River
• * Black River
• ** South River
• *** Black River
• ** Great Coharie Creek
• *** Little Coharie Creek
• ** Six Runs Creek
• * Little River
• * Upper Little River
• * Deep River
• ** Rocky River
• * Haw River
• ** Shaddox Creek
• ** New Hope River
• *** New Hope Creek
• ** Stinking Creek
• ** Roberson Creek
• ** Pokeberry Creek
• ** Brooks Creek
• ** Wilkinson Creek
• ** Dry Creek
• ** Terrells Creek
• ** Terrells Creek
• ** Collins Creek
• ** Big Branch
• ** Cane Creek
• ** Cane Creek
• ** Marys Creek
• ** Motes Creek
• ** Meadow Creek
• ** Varnals Creek
• ** Haw Creek
• ** Big Alamance Creek
• *** Little Alamance Creek
• ** Back Creek
• ** Boyds Creek
• ** Service Creek
• ** Stony Creek
• ** Travis Creek
• ** Reedy Fork
• *** Buffalo Creek
• *** Katie Branch
• *** Rocky Branch
• *** Smith Branch
• *** Squirrel Creek
• *** Richland Creek
• *** Long Branch
• *** Horsepen Creek
• *** Brush Creek
• *** Moores Creek
• *** Beaver Creek
• ** 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
• * Waccamaw River
• * Little Pee Dee River
• ** Lumber River
• *** Drowning Creek
• **** Hills Creek
• **** Little Creek
• **** Mountain Creek
• **** Quewhiffle Creek
• **** Aberdeen Creek
• **** Horse Creek
• ***** Deep Creek
• **** Big Branch
• **** Naked Creek
• **** Jackson Creek
• * Lynches River
• * Little River
• *Brown Creek
• * Rocky River
• **Lanes Creek
• ** Coddle Creek
• * Uwharrie River
• ** Caraway Creek
• *** Taylors Creek
• ***Back Creek
• ***Little Caraway Creek
• ** Little Uwharrie River
• * Yadkin River
• ** Abbotts Creek
• ** South Yadkin River
• ** Little Yadkin River
• ** Ararat River
• ** Elkin Creek
• ** Fisher River
• *** Little Fisher River
• ** Mitchell River
• ** Mulberry Creek
• ** Roaring River
• ** Reddies River
• Santee River
• * Wateree River
• ** Catawba River
• *** South Fork Catawba River
• **** Henry Fork
• **** Jacob Fork River
• *** Lower Little River
• *** Middle Little River
• *** Upper Little River
• *** Johns River
• *** Linville River
• * Congaree River
• ** Broad River
• *** Pacolet River
• **** North Pacolet River
• *** Bowens River
• *** First Broad River
• *** Second Broad River
• *** Green River
• **** Hungry River
• ***** Little Hungry River
• Savannah River
• * Seneca River
• ** Keowee River
• *** Toxaway River
• **** Horsepasture River
• *** Whitewater River
• **** Thompson River
• * Tugaloo River
• ** Chattooga River
• ** Tallulah River
• *** Coleman River
• Adams Branch

  [Gulf of Mexico]

• Mississippi River
• * Ohio River
• ** Tennessee River
• *** Hiwassee River
• **** Nottely River
• **** Valley River
• *** Little Tennessee River
• **** Tellico River
• **** Cheoah River
• **** Tuckasegee River
• ***** Oconaluftee River
• **** Nantahala River
• **** Cullasaja River
• *** French Broad River
• **** Nolichucky River
• ***** Cane River
• ***** North Toe River
• ****** South Toe River
• **** Pigeon River
• **** Swannanoa River
• **** Mills River
• **** Little River
• **** Davidson River
• **** Ivy River
• *** Holston River
• **** South Fork Holston River
• ***** Watauga River
• ****** Elk River
• ** Kanawha River
• *** New River
• **** Little River
• **** North Fork New River
• **** South Fork New River

  Alphabetically

• Alligator River
• Ararat River
• Black River
• Black Jack Branch
• Broad River
• Brown Creek
• Cane River
• Cape Fear River
• Cashie River
• Catawba River
• Cheoah River
• Chowan River
• Coleman 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
• Great Coharie Creek
• Green River
• Haw River
• Henry Fork
• Hungry River
• Hyco River
• Jacob Fork
• Johns River
• Linville River
• Little Coharie Creek
• Little Fisher River
• Little Hungry River
• Little River
• Little River
• Little River
• Little River
• Little River
• Little River
• Little River
• Little River
• Little River
• Little 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 Toe River
• Nottely 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 including Staunton River
• Roaring River
• Rocky River
• Rough Butt Creek
• Scuppernong River
• Second Broad River
• Shallotte River
• Six Run Creek
• South Fork Catawba River
• South River
• South River
• South Toe River
• South Yadkin River
• Swannanoa River
• Tar River
• Trent River
• Tuckasegee River
• Upper Little River
• Uwharrie River
• Waccamaw River
• Watauga River
• White Oak River
• Whitewater River
• Wiccacon River
• Yadkin River