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 The Cape Fear is North Carolina’s most ecologically diverse watershed; the Lower Cape Fear is notable because it is part of a biodiversity “hotspot,” recording the largest degree of biodiversity on the eastern seaboard of the United States.

At more than 9,000 square miles, the Cape Fear River basin is one of the largest watersheds in North Carolina, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean northwest past Greensboro and encompasses the Cape Fear River, the Deep and Haw Rivers, as well as the Black River and the Northeast Cape Fear among many other tributaries. The Cape Fear River is the basin’s largest tributary and only river in NC to flow directly into the Atlantic Ocean.  Cape Fear River Watch strives to protect and improve the water quality of the Cape Fear Basin and the ecological, economic and cultural resources it provides.