| South Prong Stanley Creek | rises in NE Gaston County and flows SE into Dutchmans Creek. |
| South Prong Turkey Creek | rises in N Transylvania County and flows SE to join North Prong Turkey Creek in forming Turkey Creek. |
| South Prong West Branch | rises in N Mecklenburg County and flows SE into Rocky River. |
| South Prong [Clarks Creek] | rises in N Mecklenburg County and flows E to join North Prong in forming Clarks Creek. |
| South Prong [Glady Fork] | rises in S Transylvania County on N slopes of Sassafras Mountain and flows NE and then NW to join West Prong [Glady Fork] in forming Glady Fork. Also known as Kirkendall Creek. |
| South Prong [Wet Ash Swamp] | rises in Green Swamp, W Brunswick County, and flows NW into Wet Ash Swamp. |
| South River | rises in N Carteret County and flows N approx. 9½ mi. into Neuse River. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733. |
| South River | is formed on the Cumberland-Sampson county line by the junction of Black River and East Mingo Branch. It flows SE along the Cumberland-Sampson and Bladen-Sampson county lines into Black River near the Pender County line. |
| South River | community on the W side of South River near its mouth, N Carteret County. |
| South River | community in N Rowan County on South Fork Yadkin River. Settled about 1800. Served by post office, 1860-1907. |