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Waterways With the Most Boat Launches in North Carolina

North Carolina's waterways ranked by mapped public boat launches in the Boating Hubs network. 82 named waterways carry launch data here; the top of this list is where access is easiest.

In this scope: 82 waterways · 128 launches

  1. Catawba River (Lake Norman)10 launches
  2. Trent River5 launches
  3. Northeast Cape Fear River4 launches
  4. Neuse River4 launches
  5. Catawba River (Mountain Island Lake)4 launches
  6. Unnamed Canal (Intracoastal Waterway)3 launches
  7. South Yadkin River3 launches
  8. Lockwoods Folly River3 launches
  9. Perquimans River3 launches
  10. Catawba River (Lake Hickory)3 launches
  11. Dan River3 launches
  12. Intracoastal Waterway3 launches
  13. Yadkin River2 launches
  14. White Oak River2 launches
  15. Currituck Sound2 launches
  16. Topsail Sound2 launches
  17. Cape Fear River2 launches
  18. Kitty Hawk Bay2 launches
  19. Pasquotank River2 launches
  20. Catawba River (Lookout Shoals Lake)2 launches
  21. Bogue Sound (Intracoastal Waterway)2 launches
  22. Alligator River2 launches
  23. Catawba River - Lake Hickory1 launche
  24. Catawba River1 launche
  25. Blounts Creek1 launche

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