| Beantown Creek | rises in central Haywood County and flows SE and NE into Jonathans Creek. |
| Bear Banks | coastal beach in SE Onslow County on the Atlantic Ocean between Bogue and Bear inlets. Mentioned in local records as early as 1713; also spelled Bare, Bar, and Barr. Known also as Bear Beach and Heady's Beach for Daniel Heady and four generations of his descendants who owned the area. The Banks are approx. 3½ mi. long. |
| Bear Bay | See Allenton. |
| Bear Beach | See Bear Banks. |
| Bear Branch | rises in W Watauga County and flows NW into Buckeye Creek. |
| Bear Branch | rises in SE Wilson County and flows SW into Toisnot Swamp. Approx. 3 mi. long. |
| Bear Branch | rises in W Nash County and flows SE into Sapony Creek. |
| Bear Branch | rises in W Madison County and flows E into Spring Creek. |
| Bear Branch | rises in NW Henderson County and flows SW into Wash Creek. |
| Bear Branch | rises in S Lee County and flows E into Crane Creek. |