The Northeast Cape Fear River is a blackwater river tributary of the Cape Fear River, approximately 130 mi (209 km) long, in southeastern North Carolina in the United States.
Video Northeast Cape Fear River
HistoryEdit
It rises in southeast Wayne County, appromiately 10 mi (16 km) south of Goldsboro and flows south, past Albertson, Hallsville, and Chinquapin. In Pender County near the Atlantic coast, it passes along the west side of Angola Swamp and Holly Shelter Swamp. It joins the Cape Fear River on the north end of Wilmington, forming an estuary that emerges at Cape Fear. The lower 50 mi (80 km) of the river is tidal.
Maps Northeast Cape Fear River
Animals and plantsEdit
The river and its valley are home to a variety of interesting and uncommon flora and fauna, including the palmetto, cypress, alligator, pileated woodpecker, venus flytrap, and bowfin.
BridgesEdit
- Isabelle S. Holmes Bridge (US 74/NC 133)
- Dan Cameron Bridge (I-140/US 17)
- Frank H. Kenan Bridge (I-40)
- Northeast Cape Fear Bridge (US 117/NC 133)
See alsoEdit
- List of North Carolina rivers
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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