NW Watauga County, begins near head of Little Beaverdam Creek at State Line Gap and extends s, branching SW and SE to form an inverted Y. Highest point is about 4,300 ft.

N Yancey County parallel to Hensley Branch.

S Yancey County between Middle Fork Rock Creek and North Fork Rock Creek.

N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a spur extending SE from Mount Collins.

on the Haywood-Transylvania county line at the NW end of Fork River Ridge.

NW Transylvania County, extends SE from Fork River Bald between Daniel Ridge Creek and Right Fork Davidson River.

rises in SW Beaufort County in Reedy Pocosin and flows S into Craven County, where it enters Palmetta Swamp. Named because an adjacent road forks, one road leading to Pinetown and the other route to Washington, N.C.

rises in central Pitt County and flows S into East Branch.

SE Warren County.

W Wayne County. Named for location in fork of Neuse and Little Rivers. Designation has remained unchanged since first listed in 1838.