Question: What North Carolina bodies of water are named after alligators?
Answer: Alligators have made quite a mark on North Carolina’s geography. Their name is included in two bays in Onslow and Brunswick counties; two river branches in Columbus and Brunswick counties; five creeks in Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Pamlico, and Tyrrell counties; a lake in Hyde County; a river and a swamp in Brunswick County; and the Great Alligator Dismal Swamp in northeastern North Carolina.
Bonus info: There’s also a town named after alligators in North Carolina: Alligator Township in Tyrrell County.
