| Lords Creek | rises in N central Cumberland County and flows SW between Dunfields Creek and Locks Creek to empty into Cape Fear River E of the town of Fayetteville. The stream appears as both Lords Creek and Locks Creek, which see, on the Kerr map, 1882, but the error is corrected by the McDuffie map, 1884. |
| Lords Creek | rises in S New Hanover County and flows W into the Cape Fear River. Named for the Lord family of Brunswick County. |
| Loretta | community in S Catawba County served by post office, 1893-1904. |
| Lost Bottom Creek | W Haywood County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, rises near lat. 35°40' N., long. 83°11'07" W., and flows SE into Palmer Creek. |
| Lost Cove | N Jackson County between Lost Cove Branch and Lickstone Ridge. |
| Lost Cove | N Yancey County on a short unnamed stream that flows NW into Nolichucky River. |
| Lost Cove | community in N Yancey County on Nolichucky River. |
| Lost Cove Branch | rises in N Jackson County and flows SE into Soco Creek. |
| Lost Cove Creek | rises in E central Avery County and flows E into Caldwell County, where it enters Wilsons Creek. |
| Lost Cove Creek | in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, rises in NW Swain County and flows SE into Fontana Lake. |