LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) strives to preserve and protect the state’s natural resources. The organization administers programs to regulate air quality, water quality, and public health, and provides educational programs at DENR facilities and through the North Carolina school system.

NC DENR has shared educational materials about North Carolina’s natural resources on the LEARN NC website, including maps of the state’s river basins.

Resources provided by North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Map of North Carolina river basins
Map of North Carolina river basins
A river basin encompasses all the land surface drained by many finger-like streams and creeks flowing downhill into one another and eventually into one river, which forms its artery and backbone. As a bathtub catches all the water that falls within its sides...
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White Oak River Basin Map
White Oak River Basin Map
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