North Carolina Rivers
Open a river for its map, boat ramps and launches, bait shops and the lakes on it.
French Broad River
The French Broad rises near Rosman in Transylvania County, North Carolina, and flows into Tennessee. At Knoxville it meets the Holston to form the Tennessee River.
275 milesNeuse River
The Neuse rises in the North Carolina Piedmont and empties into Pamlico Sound below New Bern. It is the longest river entirely inside the state.
191 milesCape Fear River
The Cape Fear is a blackwater river formed where the Haw and Deep rivers meet at Moncure. It has the largest river basin in the state and is the most industrialized river in North Carolina.
215 milesYadkin River
The Yadkin is one of the longest rivers in North Carolina. It rises near the Blue Ridge Parkway and becomes the Pee Dee River south of Badin.
215 milesTar River
The Tar flows southeast across northeast North Carolina to an estuary of Pamlico Sound. It becomes the tidal Pamlico River at the U.S. 17 bridge in Washington.