The N.C. Division of Water Resources is accepting written comments on the draft 2026 Cape Fear River Basin plan through Aug.

WHITE OAK, N.C. (WECT) - The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) has released improved flood mapping and risk data for the White Oak and Cape Fear river basins. According to a ...

Overwhelmingly muddy and often littered with debris that's been washed into it, the Cape Fear River isn't likely to win any beauty contests as one of the most photogenic waterways in the state or ...

Two powerful Wilmington-area legislators have added their voices to the chorus of opposition over a proposal by a Raleigh suburb to remove water from the Cape Fear River basin. State Sens. Michael Lee ...

If you time it just right, say a few days after decent rains in central North Carolina, and head down to the Wilmington riverfront near Point Peter where the Cape Fear and Northeast Cape Fear rivers ...

A law regulating the transfer of water between river basins was meant to help places like Cumberland County. Cities downstream of the Cape Fear River historically could only stand by while ...

Fuquay-Varina is requesting to transfer millions of gallons of water daily from the Cape Fear River basin to the Neuse River basin. Cumberland County and Fayetteville officials oppose the transfer, ...

The waterway's muddy appearance is caused by heavy sediment from natural erosion and human activities. Dredging the river for shipping has allowed salt water to push farther inland, altering the ...