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The Croatan Sound, for instance, lies between mainland Dare County and Roanoke Island. The water bordering the eastern shore of the island to the Outer Banks is commonly referred to as Roanoke Sound (this is also a historical name for the entire body of water now known as Albemarle Sound [1] [2]). The long stretch of water from near the ...
The Blackwater River was an exception. It flowed south to Albemarle Sound. The Blackwater's headwaters were close to the main settlements along the James River (some within three miles). By the early 18th century, Virginians were living along the upper Blackwater River and using the river for travel and transportation.
Albemarle Sound • average: 619.03 cu ft/s (17.529 m 3 /s) at mouth with Albemarle Sound [6] Basin features; Progression: North: River system: Albemarle Sound: Tributaries • left: New Lake Fork Northwest Fork Gum Neck Creek Goose Creek Second Creek Little Alligator River • right: Swan Creek Whipping Creek Milltail Creek
Albemarle Sound Bridge. The route spans the Albemarle Sound at the 3.5-mile (5.6 km) Albemarle Sound Bridge, connecting Chowan and Washington Counties. It also crosses Lake Mattamuskeet at the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge. The highway passes through the following municipalities: Swan Quarter, North Carolina; Fairfield, North Carolina
The Scuppernong River is a blackwater river that flows through Tyrrell County and Washington County, North Carolina, into the Albemarle Sound. The river shares its name with the Scuppernong grapes native to the area. The river has a history closely linked to colonization and agricultural utilization.
Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula is a large peninsula (about 3,200 square miles) on the North Carolina coast, lying between the Albemarle Sound to the north and the Pamlico Sound to the south. The 5 counties of Dare , Hyde , Beaufort , Tyrrell , and Washington all lie wholly or partly on the peninsula.
The Roanoke Sound is a sound that separates Roanoke Island from Bodie Island of the Outer Banks. To the north of the Roanoke Sound lies the Albemarle Sound and to the south lies the Pamlico Sound . One bridge, which carries U.S. Route 64 , crosses the sound.
Nottoway River → Chowan River → Albemarle Sound: River system: Nottoway River: Tributaries • left: Mallorys Creek Lazaretto Creek Jacks Branch • right: Carys Creek Long Branch Whetstone Creek Horsepen Creek: Waterbodies: Crystal Lake (Lazaretto Creek), Lake Amtoco (Horsepen Creek) Bridges: Virginia 40 Nottoway County Route 629, 603, and ...