For other places named South River, see South River (disambiguation).
The South River is a tributary of the Black River, approximately 75 mi (121 km) long, in southeastern North Carolina in the United States.
It rises in northeastern Harnett County, near Angier and approximately 25 mi (40 km) south of Raleigh. It flows SSE past Benson, then SSW passing south of Dunn. East of Fayetteville, it turns SSE and joins the Black approximately 30 mi (48 km) northwest of Wilmington.
Famous quotes containing the word south:
“Returned this day, the south wind searches,
And finds young pines and budding birches;
But finds not the budding man.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)