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French Broad drainage basin. Mississippi River. Ohio River (KY, WV) Tennessee River (KY, TN) ... USGS Hydrologic Unit Map – State of North Carolina (1974) External ...
The rivers of central North Carolina rise on the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge. The two largest of these are the Catawba River and the Yadkin River, and they drain much of the Piedmont region of the state. The major rivers of Eastern North Carolina, from north to south, are: the Chowan, the Roanoke, the Tar, the Neuse and the Cape Fear.
Opponents of the IBT argued that towns and cities along the Catawba River basin are growing as well, and that the cities' request is too large. On January 10, 2007, the North Carolina state environmental panel authorized Concord and Kannapolis to pump up to 10 million US gallons (38,000 m 3) a day from the Catawba River. This decision ...
The Neuse River (/ n uː s / NOOSE, Tuscarora: Neyuherú·kęʔkì·nęʔ [1]) is a river rising in the Piedmont of North Carolina and emptying into Pamlico Sound below New Bern. Its total length is approximately 275 miles (443 km), [2] making it the longest river entirely contained in North Carolina. The Trent River joins the Neuse
Yadkin–Pee Dee River Basin The Yadkin River near Tobaccoville, NC. The Yadkin–Pee Dee River Basin (alternatively watershed or drainage basin) is a large river basin in the eastern United States, covering around 7,221 square miles, making it the second largest in the state of North Carolina.
The Broad River is a principal tributary of the Congaree River, about 150 miles (240 km) long, [1] in western North Carolina and northern South Carolina in the United States. Via the Congaree, it is part of the watershed of the Santee River , which flows to the Atlantic Ocean .
Cane Creek (Hyco River tributary) Cane River (North Carolina) Canebreak Branch; Caraway Creek (Uwharrie River tributary) Carolina Creek (Lanes Creek tributary) Castle Creek (Hyco River tributary) Catawba River; Catheys Creek (North Carolina) Cedar Branch (Lanes Creek tributary) Cedar Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) Cedar Creek (Deep River ...
The Swannanoa River flows through the Swannanoa Valley of the region of Western North Carolina, and is a major tributary to the French Broad River.Its headwaters arise in Black Mountain, North Carolina; however, it also has a major tributary near its headwaters: Flat Creek, which begins on the slopes of Mount Mitchell.