Contentnea Creek

35°41′29″N 078°07′12″W / 35.69139°N 78.12000°W / 35.69139; -78.12000^[2] • elevation136 ft (41 m) MouthNeuse RiverGrifton, North Carolina35°20′26″N 077°23′20″W / 35.34056°N 77.38889°W / 35.34056; -77.38889^[1]3 ft (0.91 m)Length91.0 mi (146.5 km)^[3]Basin size1,017.58 square miles (2,635.5 km²)Discharge  • locationGrifton, North Carolina • average1,094.14 cu ft/s (30.983 m³/s) at mouth with Neuse River^[4] Basin featuresProgressionNeuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic OceanRiver systemNeuse RiverTributaries  • leftTurkey Branch
Mill Branch
Marsh Swamp
Little Swamp
Mill Branch
Shepard Branch
Bloomery Swamp
Toisnot Swamp
Water Branch
Beaman Run
Mill Run
Panther Swamp
Beaverdam Run
Mullet Run
Polecat Run
Little Contentnea Creek
Grinnot Slough • rightMoccssin Branch
Little Creek
Buckhorn Branch
Marsh Swamp
Little Swamp
Black Creek
Nahunta Swamp
Fort Branch
Tyson Marsh
Shepherd Run
Rainbow Creek
Wheat Swamp
Eagle SwampWaterbodiesBuckhorn Reservoir
Wiggins Mill Reservoir

Contentnea Creek is a major tributary of the Neuse River in North Carolina, USA. It is part of the Neuse River Basin, and flows for 91 miles between the Buckhorn Reservoir (confluence of Moccasin and Turkey Creeks), where it begins, and Grifton, North Carolina, where it flows into the Neuse River.

Contentnea Creek begins as the outflow of Buckhorn Reservoir 12 miles west of Wilson, North Carolina. from there it flows through the Wiggins Mill Reservoir on the southwest side of Wilson, past the towns of Stantonsburg and Snow Hill, and finally emptying into the Neuse River 3 miles southeast of Grifton.^[5]

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