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The Pungo River is a river in eastern
North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...
, United States. It originally began in the
Great Dismal Swamp The Great Dismal Swamp is a large swamp in the Coastal Plain Region of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina, between Norfolk, Virginia, and Elizabeth City, North Carolina. It is located in parts of the southern Virginia indepe ...
in
Washington County, North Carolina Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,003. Its county seat is Plymouth. The county was formed in 1799 from the western third of Tyrrell County. It was named fo ...
; the upper part of the river has since been supplanted by the Pungo River Canal, dug in the 1950s to improve drainage of local farmland. The river flows southeast and forms part of the boundary between Beaufort County and Hyde County. The river then widens dramatically, turns west, and flows past
Belhaven, North Carolina Belhaven is a waterfront town in Beaufort County, North Carolina, Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,688 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 Census. Belhaven is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. H ...
before joining the
Pamlico River The Pamlico
, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the
near
Pamlico Sound Pamlico Sound ( ) is a lagoon in North Carolina which is the largest lagoon along the North American East Coast, extending long and 15 to 20 miles (24 to 32 km) wide. It is part of a large, interconnected network of lagoon estuaries that in ...
. A 21-mile (33.8 km) canal connects the Pungo River with the Alligator River to its east.


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Pungo, Virginia Pungo is a rural community located in the southern part of the independent city of Virginia Beach, Virginia and was one of the seven original boroughs when the City of Virginia Beach was created in 1963. The area derives its name from a local Indi ...


External links


Pungo River, Trails.com

Belhaven, North Carolina official site


North Carolina State University North Carolina State University (NC State) is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina system, it is the largest university in the Carolinas. The universit ...
Rivers of North Carolina Rivers of Beaufort County, North Carolina Rivers of Washington County, North Carolina Tributaries of Pamlico Sound {{NorthCarolina-river-stub