The Cape Fear River basin drains the middle portion of North Carolina and includes portions of 26 counties and 115 municipalities. It is also one of four river basins completely within North Carolina. River basins are divided up into Subbasins (8-Digit Hydrologic Units). The Cape Fear River basin contains 6 Subbasins. Maps of each subbasin are included in each subbasin chapter. The basin is composed of five major drainages: Haw River, Deep River, Northeast Cape Fear River, Black River and the Cape Fear River.

• The 2005 Cape Fear River Basinwide Water Quality Plan can be found at this link. This plan is currently being updated.
• Use Restoration Watersheds:
  • Bolin Creek Watershed
  • Robeson Creek Watershed

• 2014 (Cape Fear River Basin)
• 2012 (Cape Fear Basin)
• 2010 (Cape Fear Basin)
• Statewide 2008 303(d) List

• TMDL Reports
• Water Sciences Section Reports
  • 2009 Ambient Monitoring Report - DWR Water Science Section Reports
  • 2009 Biological Assessment Report - DWR Water Science Section Reports
  • 2009 Lake and Reservoir Assessment - DWR Water Science Section Reports
• Rocky River Reports
  • Alderman Ricky River Subbasin Aquatic Taxa Surveys 2010
  • Rocky River Groundwater Assessment (DWQ-APS, September 2012)
  • Subscribe to the Rocky River List Serve:
    Click here to subscribe to the Basin Planning Branch's Rocky River Watershed e-mail list serve. E-mails through this list serve will provide watershed specific information, including Rocky River Management Team meeting information and notifications, research materials, as well other general watershed notifications.
• Horsepen Creek Assessment Report: Biological Impairment in the Horsepen Creek Watershed, March 2003.
• Little Creek Assessment Report: Biological Impairment in the Little Creek Watershed, June 2003.
• Little Troublesome Creek Assessment Report: Biological Impairment in the Little Troublesome Creek Watershed, November 2002.

• Ambient Water Quality Monitoring Interactive Map
• Benthic Microinvertebrate Water Quality Monitoring Interactive Map
• Fish Community Water Quality Monitoring Interactive Map
• DWR Permits Interactive Map
• Statewide Water Quality Assessment - 305(b) & 303(d) Integrated Report(IR) Map
• Water Supply Watersheds & Public Water Supply Map
• NC Surface Water Classifications
• Find Your HUC
• Groundwater Monitoring Well Network Map
• Stormwater Program Map
• Drought Map
• Source Water Assessment Program (NC SWAP Info)
• Aquifer Characteristics
• Central Coastal Plain Capacity Use Area

• Cape Fear River Basinwide Water Quality Plans:
  • Cycle 3 - 2005
  • Cycle 2 - 2000
  • Cycle 1 - 1996