| Rail Cove Branch | rises in NE Cherokee County and flows SW and NE into Ingram Branch. |
| Railroad Pond | E Anson County SE of Lilesville. Covers approx. 4 acres; max. depth 12 ft. Formed early in the twentieth century when gravel was removed from the site. |
| Rainbow Banks | steep bank of the Roanoke River, N Martin County between Poplar Point on the E and Hamilton on the w. Mentioned in an act of the General Assembly in 1729 and appears on the Collet map, 1770. |
| Rainbow Creek | rises in S Greene County and flows NE into Contentnea Creek. The name appears in local records as early as 1730. |
| Rainbow Falls | in SW Transylvania County on Horsepasture River. Height of falls is 200 ft. |
| Rainbow Gap | NE Buncombe County between Lookout Mountain and Montreat. Alt. approx. 3,250. |
| Rainbow Gap | on the Buncombe-Yancey county line between Blackstock and Potato Knobs. Alt. approx. 5,860. |
| Rainbow Islands | areas of fine, sandy loam surrounded by swamp in E Washington County SW of the community of Scuppernong. |
| Rainbow Lake | in S Transylvania County on Middle Creek near its junction with East Fork French Broad River. Covers 2 acres and has a max. depth of 20 ft. Used for recreation. |
| Rainbow Springs | community in SW Macon County on Pat Stable Branch. |