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Alligator Bayswamp in NW Brunswick County. A part of Green Swamp, which see.
Alligator Bayin S Onslow County at the E end of Stump Sound.
Alligator Creekrises in E central Camden County and flows E into North River.
Alligator Creekrises in central Pamlico County and flows N into Bay River.
Alligator Creekrises in N Tyrrell County and flows SE and NE into the mouth of Alligator River. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733.
Alligator Creeka tidal stream on Eagles Island in E Brunswick County. It flows S into the Cape Fear River.
Alligator Dismal SwampSee Great Alegator Dismal Swamp.
Alligator Lakea natural lake in N Hyde County, 3½ mi. in diameter, almost a perfect circle. Not shown on the Collet map, 1770, or the Mouzon map, 1775; a map in The Political Magazine (November 1780) shows an enlarged area at the head of Alligator River. Not until 1812, on a map published in Boston, is the lake clearly shown. Within a few years it was being labeled Alligator Lake on maps. The lake now is filled by swamp drainage; its two outlets are the New Lake Fork of Alligator River and a drainage ditch leading into Pungo River. Alligator Lake, known locally as New Lake, covers approx. 6,000 acres and is 6 to 7 ft. at its deepest.
Alligator Pondbuilt beside McClendon's Creek 2 mi. S of Carthage, Moore County. 1 acre.
Alligator Riverrises in central Hyde County and flows E and N to the Hyde-Tyrrell county line, SE to the Dare-Tyrrell county line, and N into Albemarle Sound. In part, the Intracoastal Waterway follows the Alligator River. Appears as Layn Flu[ve] on the Smith map, 1624, undoubtedly named for Ralph Lane, governor of the first Roanoke colony. Appears as Alligator River on the Ogilby map, 1671.