Cape Fear River

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The Cape Fear River is a major waterway in eastern North Carolina that flows from the Piedmont to the Atlantic Ocean, historically important for transportation, trade, and regional development.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry United States of America
country United States of America
crossedBy Cape Fear Memorial Bridge
Isabel Holmes Bridge
US Route 74/76 bridges
drainageBasin Cape Fear River Basin
linked to: Cape Fear River
economicImportance regional development in eastern North Carolina
support of port activities at Wilmington
environmentalIssue industrial contamination concerns
nutrient loading and runoff issues
water pollution concerns
flowsFrom Piedmont region of North Carolina
flowsInto Atlantic Ocean
flowsThroughCounty Bladen County, North Carolina
Chatham County, North Carolina
Cumberland County, North Carolina
Harnett County, North Carolina
New Hanover County, North Carolina
Pender County, North Carolina
hasEstuary Cape Fear River estuary
linked to: Cape Fear River
hasTributary Black River (North Carolina)
Deep River
Haw River
Northeast Cape Fear River
linked to: Cape Fear River
historicalUse navigation corridor to the interior of North Carolina
trade route
transportation route
length approximately 202 miles
approximately 325 kilometers
locatedIn North Carolina
locatedInRegion eastern North Carolina
mouthLocation near Cape Fear, North Carolina
near Wilmington, North Carolina
namedAfter Cape Fear
navigationStatus navigable in lower reaches
nearbyPort Port of Wilmington, North Carolina
linked to: Port of Wilmington
partOf Atlantic coastal plain river systems
passesNear Elizabethtown, North Carolina
Lillington, North Carolina
passesThrough Fayetteville, North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina
sourceLocation confluence of the Deep River and Haw River
near Moncure, North Carolina
usedFor commercial shipping (historically)
fishing
industrial water supply
municipal water supply (in parts of its basin)
recreation

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Chatham County, North Carolina hasRiver Cape Fear River
North Carolina Coastal Plain contains Cape Fear River lower basin
linked to: Cape Fear River
Brunswick Town locatedOn Cape Fear River
Wilmington, North Carolina locatedOnRiver Cape Fear River
subject linked to: Wilmington
Wilmington, North Carolina locatedInCountrySubdivision Cape Fear River basin
subject linked to: Wilmington
linked to: Cape Fear River
Cumberland County, North Carolina partOf Cape Fear River Basin
linked to: Cape Fear River
Bladen County, North Carolina contains Cape Fear River
Cape Fear River drainageBasin Cape Fear River Basin
linked to: Cape Fear River
Cape Fear River hasTributary Northeast Cape Fear River
linked to: Cape Fear River
Cape Fear River hasEstuary Cape Fear River estuary
linked to: Cape Fear River
Fayetteville, North Carolina hasRiver Cape Fear River
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area inBasin Cape Fear River basin
linked to: Cape Fear River
B. Everett Jordan Lake locatedIn Cape Fear River Basin
linked to: Cape Fear River
Chatham County hasRiver Cape Fear River
Wilmington, North Carolina locatedOnRiver Cape Fear River
Confederate States Navy operatedIn Cape Fear River
Haw River partOf Cape Fear River system
linked to: Cape Fear River
Haw River flowsInto Cape Fear River
Haw River basin Cape Fear River Basin
linked to: Cape Fear River
Haw River isTributaryOf Cape Fear River
Russellborough locatedNear Cape Fear River
Wilmington Reserve Fleet locatedIn Cape Fear River
Great Alamance Creek partOf Cape Fear River basin
linked to: Cape Fear River
Fort Anderson locatedOn Cape Fear River
Cape Fear region namedAfter Cape Fear River
Cape Fear region hasMajorRiver Cape Fear River
Cape Fear region partOf Cape Fear River Basin
linked to: Cape Fear River
Maurice Moore associatedWith Cape Fear River
Deep River (North Carolina) partOf Cape Fear River basin
subject linked to: Deep River
linked to: Cape Fear River
Deep River (North Carolina) tributaryOf Cape Fear River
subject linked to: Deep River
Deep River (North Carolina) confluenceForms Cape Fear River
subject linked to: Deep River
Deep River (North Carolina) partOf Cape Fear River system
subject linked to: Deep River
linked to: Cape Fear River
Riverwalk (Wilmington Riverwalk) hasView Cape Fear River
Port of Wilmington locatedOn Cape Fear River
Port of Wilmington river Cape Fear River
Piedmont (North Carolina) drainedBy Cape Fear River
Fort Caswell locatedNear Cape Fear River
Erwin, North Carolina locatedOnRiver Cape Fear River
US Route 74/76 bridges crosses Cape Fear River
US Route 74/76 bridges riverBasin Cape Fear River Basin
linked to: Cape Fear River
Cape Fear formsSouthernEndOf Cape Fear River