North Carolina Gazetteer browse

Place	Description
Watershed Mountain	central Madison County between Walnut and Hunter Creeks. Alt. approx. 3,100.
Watershed Ridge	N Buncombe County between North Knob and Wildcat Mountain.
Waterville	community in N Haywood County on Big Creek. Alt. 1,440. Named for the lake and dam built there in 1929. See Waterville Lake.
Waterville Lake	on Pigeon River in N Haywood County in Pisgah National Forest. Alt. 2,258. Constructed in 1929 for hydroelectric power. Covers 340 acres; max. depth 180 ft.
Watery Branch	rises in W Johnston County and flows E into Juniper Swamp.
Watery Branch	rises in N Scotland County and flows NE into Lumber River.
Watery Branch	rises in NE Wayne County near the town of Eureka and flows NE into Greene County, where it enters Contentnea Creek.
Watery Branch	community in NE Wayne County. Settled as early as 1887.
Watery Swamp	rises in central Gates County and flows S into Bennetts Creek.
Watha	town in N central Pender County. Alt. 60. Inc. 1909. About 1840, with the construction of the railroad, the old town of South Washington, which see, moved to the site from a point approx. 1½ mi. NE. The railroad station originally was named Hiawatha, from which the present name was corrupted. For about two years after the formation of Pender County, Waterville served as a temporary county seat. See also Welsh Tract.