The South River is a tributary of the
Black River, approximately long,
in southeastern
North Carolina
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in the
United States
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.
It rises 2 miles Northeast of Falcon, North Carolina on the Cumberland and Sampson County line at the confluence of Mingo Swamp and the smaller Black River.
The smaller Black River flows 30 miles from northeastern
Harnett County, in
Angier and approximately 25 mi (40 km) south of
Raleigh
Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southeas ...
. The smaller Black River flows SSE past
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, then SSW passing west of
Dunn. East of
Fayetteville, the South River turns SSE and joins the larger Black River near Ivanhoe, North Carolina approximately 30 mi (48 km) northwest of
Wilmington.
Fishing
The South River is home to a wide variety of fish species, including
Largemouth Bass
The largemouth bass (''Micropterus salmoides'') is a carnivorous freshwater gamefish in the Centrarchidae ( sunfish) family, a species of black bass native to the eastern and central United States, southeastern Canada and northern Mexico, but ...
, chain pickerel,
various species of
sunfish,
longnose gar
The longnose gar (''Lepisosteus osseus''), also known as longnose garpike or billy gar, is a ray-finned fish in the family Lepisosteidae. The genus may have been present in North America for about 100 million years. References are made to gars ...
, and catfish. To navigate through the river, a kayak or a small jon boat is recommended.
See also
*
List of North Carolina rivers
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries alphabetically indented under each larger stream's name.
Atlantic Ocean
* North Landing Riv ...
References
Rivers of North Carolina
Rivers of Harnett County, North Carolina
Rivers of Johnston County, North Carolina
Rivers of Cumberland County, North Carolina
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