| Catstair Branch | rises in NE Cherokee County and flows NW into Ashturn Branch. |
| Catstairs, The | a very rough and steep trail followed by wildcats from one mountain to another near the head of West Fork Overflow Creek in S Macon County. See also Winding Stairs for another use of the name. |
| Cattail Bay | a loam-filled bay in central Columbus County. |
| Cattail Branch | rises in N Wilson County near Cliftonsville and flows S approx. 1 mi. into Toisnot Swamp. |
| Cattail Creek | is formed in S Yancey County by the junction of North Fork Cattail Creek and South Fork Cattail Creek. It flows NW into Cane River. |
| Cattail Creek | rises in central Granville County and flows SW into Tar River. |
| Cattail Peak | S Yancey County between Balsam Cone and Potato Hill in the Black Mountains. Alt. 6,583. |
| Cattail Swamp | rises in N central Wilson County and flows E into Town Creek. |
| Causey | See Bonlee. |
| Cavanaugh Ditch | a drain in S Duplin County to carry the waters of Kenan Pocosin into Northeast Cape Fear River. |