| Upper Creek | rises in S Transylvania County and flows SW into East Fork French Broad River. |
| Upper Creek | is formed in S Yancey County by the junction of Middle Fork Upper Creek and South Fork Upper Creek. It flows NE into South Toe River. |
| Upper Creek Township | N Burke County. |
| Upper Dowry Creek | rises in E Beaufort County and flows approx. 1½ mi. S into Pungo River. |
| Upper Falls | in Snowbird Creek in SW Graham County. Water pours over a steep rock for 75 to 100 ft. |
| Upper Falls | the first of a series of three waterfalls on Yellowstone Prong, S Haywood County. |
| Upper Falls | in SW Transylvania County in Laurel Creek. Height of the falls is 40 ft. |
| Upper Falls | SE Yancey County near the head of Crabtree Creek. Water falls approx. 75 ft. |
| Upper Fishing Creek Township | former township in N Edgecombe County, now township no. 6. |
| Upper Flat Creek | See Flat Creek. |