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This is obviously not all of North Carolina's
rivers and streams. Instead it is a small collection of rivers that are
popular fishing and canoeing or kayaking waterways. The river
classification is a only a guideline. A rivers classification can change
drastically in a short period of time. |
River Name |
Section |
Class |
Alarka Creek |
|
II-III |
Ararat |
|
I-II |
Bear Creek |
|
I-II |
Big Hungry Creek |
|
III-IV |
Big Laurel Creek |
|
III-IV |
Boone Fork |
|
III-IV(V+) |
Broad |
|
I-II |
Brush Creek |
|
IV-V |
Buck Creek |
|
I-II |
Buckhorn Creek |
|
II |
Buffalo Creek |
|
II-III |
Cape Fear |
|
I-III |
Cartoogechaye |
|
II(III) |
Cataloochee Creek |
|
II-III(IV) |
Catawba |
|
I-II |
Chattooga |
|
V |
Cheoah |
|
IV-V |
Clear Creek |
|
III+(V+) |
Cold Springs Creek |
|
IV |
Courthouse Creek |
|
III-V+ |
Cove Creek |
|
IV-V+ |
Cullasaja |
|
I-III+(V+) |
Curtis Creek |
|
IV+ |
Dan |
|
I-III |
Davidson |
|
I-II |
Deep |
|
I-II |
Deep Creek |
|
IV+ |
Eagle Creek |
|
|
Elk |
|
IV-V(V+) |
Elk Creek |
|
I-II |
Eno |
|
I-III |
Fires Creek |
|
|
First Broad |
|
I-III |
Fisher |
|
I-II |
Flat |
|
I-III |
Forney Creek |
|
|
French Broad |
|
I-III |
Gragg Prong |
|
IV-V |
Green |
|
I-II |
Haw |
|
II-III |
Hazel Creek |
|
III-IV(V) |
Hiawassee |
|
I-II |
Horsepasture |
|
V+ |
Hungry River |
|
IV |
Hurricane Creek |
|
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Joe Creek |
|
|
Johns |
|
I-II |
Jonathans Creek |
|
II-III |
Lewis Fork |
|
I-III |
Linville |
|
IV-V+ |
Little (Eno trib) |
|
I-IV |
Little Fishing Creek |
|
I-II |
Little Tennessee |
|
I-III |
Looking Glass Creek |
|
III-IV(V+) |
Lost Cove Creek |
|
|
Lumber River |
|
|
Mayo |
|
II-III |
Middle Creek |
|
III-IV(V+) |
Mitchell |
|
I-II |
Mudcut Branch |
|
V |
Nantahala |
|
III |
Neuse |
|
I-III+ |
New |
|
I-II |
New Hope Creek |
|
II-III |
New, S. Fork |
|
I-II |
Noland Creek |
|
|
Nolichucky |
|
III-IV |
North Harper Creek |
|
IV-V+ |
North Pacolet |
|
IV-V |
North Toe |
|
II |
Norton Creek |
|
IV-V+ |
Oconaluftee |
|
III |
Pee Dee |
|
|
Pigeon |
|
I-III |
Raven Fork |
|
II-III+(IV) |
Reddies |
|
I-II |
Reedy Fork Creek |
|
I-II |
Roanoke |
|
I-III |
Rock Creek |
|
III+ |
Rocky |
|
|
Santeetlah |
|
III+ |
Scotts Creek |
|
III-IV(V) |
Slickrock Creek |
|
III-V |
Snow Creek |
|
I-II |
Snowbird Creek |
|
III-IV |
Soco Creek |
|
II-IV |
South Yadkin |
|
I-II |
Spring Creek |
|
III-IV(V) |
Steels Creek |
|
II-III |
Stone's Creek |
|
IV+ |
Stony Fork Creek |
|
I-II |
Straight Fork |
|
III-IV |
Swannanoa |
|
I-II |
Tannassee Creek |
|
III-IV(V+) |
Tar |
|
I-III |
Thompson |
|
IV-V+ |
Thunderhole Creek |
|
III+ |
Toe |
|
II-III |
Toxaway Creek |
|
II-V+ |
Toxaway River |
|
V+ |
Tuckasegee |
|
III-V |
Tusquitee Creek |
|
I-II |
Upper Creek |
|
III+(IV) |
Upper Little |
|
I-II |
Uwharrie |
|
I-II |
Walnut Creek |
|
III-IV(V) |
Watauga |
|
II-IV |
Whiteoak Creek |
|
IV-V+ |
Whitewater River |
|
IV-V+ |
Wilson Creek |
|
I-II(III) |
Yadkin |
|
I-IV+ |
Yellow Creek |
|
IV-V |
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Carolina River Books & Maps |
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