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 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cape Fear River Basin
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 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cape Fear River estuary
hasTributary Black River (North Carolina)
Deep River
Haw River
Cape Fear River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Northeast 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
surface form: Port of Wilmington, North Carolina
partOf Atlantic coastal plain river systems
passesNear Elizabethtown, North Carolina
Lillington, North Carolina
passesThrough Fayetteville, North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
surface form: 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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Cape Fear namedAfter Cape Fear River
Cape Fear liesEastOf Cape Fear River
Cape Fear associatedWith Cape Fear River
this entity surface form: Cape Fear River estuary
Cape Fear near Cape Fear River
this entity surface form: Cape Fear River bar
Kelly, North Carolina locatedNear Cape Fear River
U.S. Route 501 in North Carolina crosses Cape Fear River
Black River (North Carolina) tributaryOf Cape Fear River
Black River (North Carolina) partOf Cape Fear River
this entity surface form: Cape Fear River basin
Dunn, North Carolina locatedNear Cape Fear River