| Watauga Township | SW Watauga County. |
| Watch Knob | central Buncombe County near the junction of Beetree Creek and Swannanoa River. |
| Water Creek | rises in S Scotland County and flows SW into Gum Swamp Creek. |
| Water Fork | rises in W Orange County and flows S into Bear Creek. |
| Water Fork | rises in N Wake County and flows S into Horse Creek. |
| Water Gap | central Graham County between Mountain Creek and Sweetwater Creek. |
| Water Oak Gap | N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Welch Ridge near lat. 35°30'32" N., long. 83°36'21" W. |
| Water Tank Branch | rises in NE Cherokee County and flows SE into Valley River. Named because the Southern Railway used it as a source of water for its steam locomotives. |
| Waterfall Branch | rises in N Mitchell County and flows S into Right Fork Bean Creek. |
| Waterfall Creek | rises in NE Buncombe County and flows NW into Carter Creek. |