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North Carolina Rivers

Nantahala RiverThis 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    
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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