It flows into the atlantic ocean near cape fear from which it takes its name.
North carolina cape fear river map.
It was a major transportation route into interior north carolina in colonial times and it was a port of entry for the fast ships called bloc.
It flows generally southeast past fayetteville elizabethtown and wilmington and enters the atlantic ocean at southport opposite smith island after a course of about 200 miles 320 km.
Walk along cape fear see the battleship us coast guard stroll through the streets visit historical places shops explore amazing book stores beautiful old buildings restaurants.
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.
On its course it flows past albertson hallsville and chinquapin.
Much of the region s populated areas are found along the atlantic beaches and the atlantic intracoastal waterway.
Cape fear is a coastal plain and tidewater region of north carolina centered about the city of wilmington.
Cape fear river the cape fear river is a 191 08 mile long blackwater river in east central north carolina in the united states.
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Northeast cape fear river rises about 1 mile southeast of mount olive north carolina in wayne county and about 10 mi 16 km south of goldsboro and then flows south to the cape fear river at wilmington north carolina.
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The cape fear river is a 191 08 mile 307 51 km long blackwater river in east central north carolina in the united states.
It flows into the atlantic ocean near cape fear from which it takes its name.