| South Fork Creek | rises in W Tyrrell County and flows N into Scuppernong River. |
| South Fork Creek | See South Fork [Cane Creek]. |
| South Fork Crooked Creek | rises in W Union County and flows NE to join North Fork Crooked Creek in forming Crooked Creek. |
| South Fork Flat Creek | rises in S Transylvania County and flows NE into Flat Creek. |
| South Fork Hawk Branch | rises in N Yancey County and flows W to join Middle Fork Hawk Branch in forming Hawk Branch. |
| South Fork Jones Creek | rises in SW Anson County and flows NE to join North Fork Jones Creek in forming Jones Creek. |
| South Fork Little Horse Creek | rises near Apple Grove in NW Ashe County and flows E into Little Horse Creek. |
| South Fork Little River | rises in N Orange County and flows SE into NW Durham County, where it joins North Fork Little River in forming Little River. |
| South Fork Mountain Creek | rises in E Catawba County and flows E to join North Fork Mountain Creek in forming Mountain Creek. |
| South Fork New River | is formed in S Watauga County approx. 2 mi. SE of Boone by the confluence of East Fork, Flannery Fork, and Middle Fork. It meanders NE to join North Fork New River in forming New River on the Ashe-Alleghany county line. See also East Fork [South Fork New River]; Flannery Fork [South Fork New River]; Middle Fork [South Fork New River]. |