Click on the Wilmington Watersheds Map below to see which watershed you live in and to determine the destination of runoff coming from your property. All watersheds in Wilmington eventually drain into the Cape Fear River or the Intracoastal Waterway/Atlantic Ocean.  Check out the following examples:

• If you live in the Hewletts Creek Watershed, runoff from your property will drain into Hewletts Creek, then eventually into the Intracoastal Waterway.
   
• If you live in the Burnt Mill Creek Watershed, runoff from your property will drain into Burnt Mill Creek, then eventually into the Cape Fear River.

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 Wilmington Watersheds Map
(To find your watershed:
click map & zoom to your street)

NC River Basins
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What is a Watershed? Article

Watershed Handout

Discover NC River Basins Booklet  

Cape Fear River Basin