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The Cape Fear River is a 191.08-mile-long (307.51 km) [5] blackwater river in east-central North Carolina. It flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Cape Fear, from which it takes its name. The river is formed at the confluence of the Haw River and the Deep River (North Carolina) in the town of Moncure, North Carolina.
The Cape Fear River is the only river in North Carolina that supported inland commercial navigation, three navigation locks operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers were built in the early 1900s to facilitate commercial barge traffic on the river up to Fayetteville.
Jan 1, 2006 · The Cape Fear River system is the largest in North Carolina, encompassing a 9,000-square-mile basin that includes streams flowing within 29 of the state’s 100 counties.
Cape Fear River, river in central and southeastern North Carolina, U.S., formed by the confluence of the Deep and Haw rivers along the boundary between Chatham and Lee counties.
In North Carolina, the Cape Fear River serves people and wildlife, making its water quality and water quantity of the utmost importance. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' management on the Cape...
At more than 9,000 square miles, the Cape Fear River basin is one of the largest watersheds in North Carolina, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean northwest past Greensboro.
Sep 30, 2022 · Get to know this 22.5-km out-and-back trail near Fayetteville, North Carolina. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 4 h 36 min to complete. This is a very popular area for birding, mountain biking, and road biking, so you'll likely encounter other people while exploring. The trail is open year-round and is ...
The Cape Fear River is the basin’s largest tributary and only river in NC to flow directly into the Atlantic Ocean. Cape Fear River Watch strives to protect and improve the water quality of the Cape Fear Basin and the ecological, economic and cultural resources it provides.
The Cape Fear River encompasses 9,164 square miles making it the largest river basin contained entirely within North Carolina. According to the 2010 census, the river basin contains over...
The 6th-order Cape Fear River is North Carolina’s largest river basin that is completely contained within the state’s borders, with its headwaters stretching from northwest of Greensboro to its mouth in the Atlantic Ocean at Bald Head Island.
