Our State Geography in a Snap: Bodies of Water [1]
Our State Geography in a Snap: bodies of water
by Emily Horton
NC Government & Heritage Library [2], 2012.
See also: Rivers [3]; Lakes [4]; Sounds [5]
Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean forms the border of eastern North Carolina.
Sounds
Albemarle Sound, Back Sound, Bogue Sound, Core Sound, Pamlico Sound
See Also: Sounds [5]
Major rivers
Cape Fear River [7], Catawba River [8], French Broad River [9], Neuse River [10], New River [11], Roanoke River [12], Yadkin Pee-Dee River [13].
SEE ALSO: EXTENDED ENTRY ON NC RIVERS [3]
Major lakes
Lake Waccamaw (Columbus County [14]), Lake Mattamuskeet (Hyde County [15]), Lake Phelps (Washington, Tyrell County), Lake Gaston (Halifax, Northhampton, Warren County [16]), Jordan Lake (Durham, Wake, Chatham Counties), Lake Norman (Catawba, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Lincoln Counties)
other lakes
Sources:
"Geography of North Carolina," North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, https://www.dpi.nc.gov [44] (accessed March 26, 2012).
"Beaches, Rivers, and Lakes," Visit NC, https://www.visitnc.com/beaches-rivers-lakes [45] (accessed February 2022).
"North Carolina: Facts, Map, and State Symbol," Enchanted Learning, last modified 2010, http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/northcarolina/ [46] (accessed March 26, 2012).
"North Carolina Geography and Climate," Secretary of State/Kids Page," http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/kidspg/ [47](accessed March 26, 2012).
The North Carolina Gazetteer by William S. Powell (Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 1968)
Map Credit:
"North Carolina Lake Map, River Map, and Water Resources." Map courtesy of Geology.Com, http://geology.com/lakes-rivers-water/north-carolina.shtml [6](accessed March 27, 2012).
1 January 2012 | Horton, Emily S.