| Dark Branch | rises in central Swain County and flows SW into Yalaka Creek. |
| Dark Branch | rises in central Duplin County and flows SE into Northeast Cape Fear River. |
| Dark Corner | reputed bootlegger haven in SW Henderson County. Now part of Greenville, S.C., watershed. |
| Dark Cove | extends NW from Big Butte Mountain to West Cove in E Haywood County. |
| Dark Mountain | N Montgomery County near Barnes Creek. |
| Dark Prong | rises in S Haywood County and flows E into East Fork Pigeon River. |
| Dark Ridge | mountain in N Avery County. |
| Dark Ridge | NE Jackson County between Dark Ridge Creek and Cabin Creek. |
| Dark Ridge | community in N Avery County. |
| Dark Ridge Creek | rises in NE Jackson County and flows NW into Scott Creek. |