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Place Description
Wolf Cove Branch

rises in central Buncombe County near Asheville and flows NW into Beaverdam Creek.

Wolf Creek

rises in S Buncombe County near Stradley Mountain and flows SE into Bent Creek.

Wolf Creek Falls

on Wolf Creek in Canada Township of E Jackson County. Consists of a series of five separate falls, one being approx. 85 ft. high and the others averaging 35 ft. Located above Wolf Creek Lake.

Wolf Creek Gap

on the Cherokee-Macon county line.

Wolf Creek Lake

in central Jackson County on Wolf Creek. Formed in 1955 as a reservoir for Nantahala Power and Light Co. Covers 183 acres, with a max. depth of 170 ft. Shoreline is 6.9 mi. Used for generation of hydroelectric power. Named for Wolf Creek. See also East Fork Lake.

Wolf Gap

S Macon County between Turkey Knob and Buck Knob.

Wolf House Point

neck of land extending into waters of Currituck Sound on the W side of Church Island in E Currituck County.

Wolf Island Creek

rises in S central Rockingham County and flows NE into NW Caswell County, where it turns N to flow into Dan River.

Wolf Knob

central Buncombe County NE of Swan Mountain.

Wolf Laurel Basin

depression between Fork Ridge and NW end of Horse Cove Ridge in W Graham County.