| Dipping Vat Creek | rises in E Pamlico County and flows SE into Long Creek. |
| Dirty Britches Creek | See Shit-Britches Creek. |
| Dirty John Creek | rises in W Macon County and flows SW into Jarrett Creek. |
| Dish Knob | NE McDowell County near the Burke County line. Alt. 1,800. |
| Dismal | community in W Sampson County served by post office, 1869-1904. |
| Dismal Bay | sand-filled bay in S Sampson County N of Keiths Bay. See also Carolina Bays. |
| Dismal Branch | rises in S Johnston County and flows SE into Johnson Swamp. |
| Dismal Branch | rises in Little Dismal Swamp, SW Johnston County, and flows SW into Mingo Swamp. |
| Dismal Cove | SW Macon County at the head of Pat Stable Branch. |
| Dismal Creek | rises in W Henderson County and flows NW into Crab Creek. |