| Laurel Branch | rises in N Watauga County and flows SE into Cove Creek. |
| Laurel Branch | rises in S Watauga County and flows NW into Sawpit Branch. |
| Laurel Branch | rises in S Yancey County and flows NE into South Toe River. |
| Laurel Branch | rises in S central Yancey County and flows W into Cane River. |
| Laurel Branch | rises in SW Yancey County and flows E into Cane River. |
| Laurel Brook | rises in N Transylvania County and flows SE into South Fork Mills River. |
| Laurel Creek | rises in NW Ashe County and flows SE into North Fork New River. |
| Laurel Creek | rises in SE Burke County and flows SE parallel to Prospect Ridge into Henry Fork. |
| Laurel Creek | rises in central Cherokee County near Fain Mountain and flows SW into Hiwassee River. |
| Laurel Creek | rises in W Cherokee County and flows NE into Apalachia Lake. |