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Pamlico Sound with the southern Outer Banks. Orbital photo courtesy of NASA. Map of the Pamlico Sound and its watershed. Pamlico Sound (/ ˈ p æ m l ɪ k oʊ / PAM-lik-oh) is a large estuarine lagoon in North Carolina. The largest lagoon along the North American East Coast, it extends 80 mi (130 km) long and 15 to 20 miles (24 to 32 km) wide.
The Pamlico / ˈ p æ m l ɪ k oʊ / [1] River is a tidal river that flows into Pamlico Sound, in North Carolina in the United States. It is formed by the confluence of the Tar River and Tranters Creek.
The Tar River is a river that is approximately 215 miles (346 km) long, in northeast North Carolina flowing generally southeast to an estuary of Pamlico Sound.The Tar River becomes the tidal Pamlico River once it passes under the U.S. Highway 17 Bridge in Washington, North Carolina.
The Neuse River (/ n uː s / NOOSE, Tuscarora: Neyuherú·kęʔkì·nęʔ [1]) is a river rising in the Piedmont of North Carolina and emptying into Pamlico Sound below New Bern. Its total length is approximately 275 miles (443 km), [2] making it the longest river entirely contained in North Carolina. The Trent River joins the Neuse at New Bern.
The Croatan Sound, for instance, lies between mainland Dare County and Roanoke Island. The water bordering the eastern shore of the island to the Outer Banks is commonly referred to as Roanoke Sound (this is also a historical name for the entire body of water now known as Albemarle Sound [1] [2]).
Bogue Sound. NC 58; Bay View Road; Newport River. Future I-42 / US 70; manmade canal NC 101; Adams Creek; Neuse River; Pamlico Sound; manmade canal NC 33 / NC 308; Goose Creek; Pamlico River; Pungo River; manmade canal US 264 / NC 45; NC 94; Alligator River. US 64; Albemarle Sound; North River; Great Swamp; manmade canal US 158; Currituck Sound ...
The Outer Banks, separating the Atlantic Ocean (east) from Currituck Albemarle Sounds (north) and Pamlico Sound (south) The Outer Banks (frequently abbreviated OBX) are a 200 mi (320 km) string of barrier islands and spits off the coast of North Carolina and southeastern Virginia, on the east coast of the United States.
Lake Phelps is North Carolina's second largest natural lake. It has a surface area of 16,600 acres (67 km 2), [2] and is located primarily in Washington County on the Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula between the Albemarle Sound and the Pamlico Sound.