Cape Fear River
- proper noun
- /keɪp fɪr ˈrɪvər/
- The Cape Fear River flows into the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Fear.
- Cape Fear River basin
Examples
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However, after Hurricane Floyd, there were 13 reported lagoon floodings or lagoon breaches in this watershed, mostly in the Northeast Cape Fear River basin.
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Only one major incident was reported after Hurricane Bonnie (a lagoon inundation) in the Northeast Cape Fear River basin.
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Am I near the Cape Fear River?
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Aerial view of the turbid Cape Fear River joining the blackwater Black River on the North Carolina coastal plain.
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The coastal plain-derived Black River enters the Cape Fear River above station IC (Figure 2), lowering DO levels there.
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The Black River and Northeast Cape Fear River systems have been restocked with hatchery-raised freshwater species after each hurricane, which helps the recovery process of this community.
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We note that the Northeast Cape Fear River basin contains among the highest concentrations of CAFOs per watershed in the country (Mallin 2000).
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Whereas Bertha caused considerable infrastructure damage in the Wilmington area and had some localized effects on water quality, the hurricane had little inland impact in the Cape Fear River basin.
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Surface dissolved oxygen concentrations before and after Hurricanes Bonnie and Floyd at a fixed location on the Northeast Cape Fear River (station NCF 117).
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Only one site, the upper estuarine site in the mainstem Cape Fear River (station NAV), showed consistency over time in dominance patterns, with oligochaetes being the most common taxa during all seasons.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a toponymic name formed from 'cape' + 'Fear' + 'river'; a learner who knows 'cape' and 'river' can infer it denotes a river associated with a cape called 'Fear' even if they do not know the specific geography. The meaning follows ordinary place‑naming composition (place name + river), so the referential sense is immediately derivable though not geographically specific.
Etymology
Cape Fear River gets its name from the nearby cape called Cape Fear, which early sailors feared. Dangerous sandbanks and rough seas near that cape made ships worry, so people called the place 'Cape Fear', and the river that flows there kept that name.