The Perquimans River is a coastal waterway in Northeastern

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in the

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. Located entirely within

Perquimans County Perquimans County ()
, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the

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between Durant's Neck on the north and Harvey Neck on the south. It is a

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to just north of the towns of Hertford and Winfall. Because of the extremely flat

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of the region, the Perquimans flows quite slowly and has cypress swamps on either bank for much of its upper length. It has its headwaters in the swampy region of northern Perquimans and southern

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counties. It flows past the communities of Nicanor, Whiteston, Belvidere, and the towns of Hertford and Winfall.

References

Rivers of North Carolina Bodies of water of Perquimans County, North Carolina Tributaries of Albemarle Sound {{PerquimansCountyNC-geo-stub