| Right Hand Prong [Pigeon River] | rises in S Haywood County and flows NE into Middle Prong. |
| Right Prong Bent Creek | rises in N Yancey County and flows SE to join Left Prong Bent Creek in forming Bent Creek. |
| Right Prong Martin Creek | rises in S Cherokee County and flows E into Martin Creek. |
| Right Prong South Toe River | rises in S Yancey County and flows E to join Left Prong South Toe River in forming South Toe River. |
| Right Prong Three Forks Creek | rises in SE Yancey County and flows W to join Left Prong Three Forks Creek in forming Three Forks Creek. |
| Right Prong [Ledge Creek] | rises in NE Swain County and flows NW into Ledge Creek. |
| Riles Creek | rises in SE Rowan County and flows SE into Stanly County, where it turns NE back into Rowan County and enters Yadkin River. The Kerr map, 1882, shows the stream as Loyal Creek. |
| Riley | community in S Franklin County. Post office there, 1873-1911, known as Rileys Cross Roads. |
| Riley Cove | E Clay County between Chunky Gal Mountain and Buck Creek. |
| Riley Knob | E Clay County between Riley Cove and Glade Gap. |