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The Cape Fear River is a 191.08-mile-long (307.51 km) [ 5] blackwater river in east-central North Carolina. It flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Cape Fear, from which it takes its name. The river is formed at the confluence of the Haw River and the Deep River (North Carolina) in the town of Moncure, North Carolina.
I-26 runs 221 miles (356 km) through South Carolina. Milemarkers run from west (north) to east (south). Milemarker 0 is in the mountains at the North Carolina state line. The last exit, at US 17 south of Charleston, is exit 221. I-26 runs between the Broad and Saluda Rivers, descending from the mountains to the piedmont or midlands.
Course. Northeast Cape Fear River rises about 1 mile southeast of Mount Olive, North Carolina in Wayne County and about 10 mi (16 km) south of Goldsboro and then flows south to the Cape Fear River at Wilmington, North Carolina. [ 2] On its course it flows past Albertson, Hallsville, and Chinquapin. In Pender County near the Atlantic coast, it ...
The Catawba River is a major river located in the Southeastern United States. It originates in Western North Carolina and flows into South Carolina, where it later becomes known as the Wateree River. The river is approximately 220 miles (350 km) long. It rises in the Appalachian Mountains and drains into the Piedmont, where it has been ...
Leland is the most populous town in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 23,504 at the 2020 census, [3] up from 13,527 in 2010. As of 2020, it is considered to be one of the fastest growing towns in North Carolina. [5] It is part of the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
15000 cfs. The Pee Dee River, also known as the Great Pee Dee River, is a river in the Carolinas of the United States. It originates in the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina, where its upper course, above the mouth of the Uwharrie River, is known as the Yadkin River. The river empties into Winyah Bay, and then into the Atlantic Ocean near ...
North Carolina covers 53,819 square miles (139,391 km 2) and is 503 miles (810 km) wide by 150 miles (241 km) long. The physical characteristics of the state vary from the summits of the Smoky Mountains, an altitude of near seven thousand feet (2,130 m) in the west, sloping eastward to sea level along the coast and beaches of the Atlantic Ocean .
Burke Countyis a countylocated in the U.S. stateof North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 87,570.[1] Its county seatis Morganton. [2] Burke County is part of the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. History. [edit] Indigenous peoples inhabited the interior and the coastal areas for thousands of years ...