Eno River

The Eno River, named for the Eno Indians who once lived along its banks, is the initial tributary of the Neuse River in North Carolina, USA.

Eno River
The Eno River near Falls Lake
Location of Eno River mouth
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Orange Durham
Cities	Hillsborough, Durham
Physical characteristics
Source	Confluence of East and West Forks of Eno River
• location	about 5 miles north of Efland, North Carolina
• coordinates	36°07′42″N 079°09′29″W[1]
• elevation	568 ft (173 m)[2]
Mouth	Neuse River at Falls Lake
• location	Durham, North Carolina, NC
• coordinates	36°05′42″N 078°48′48″W[1]
• elevation	252 ft (77 m)
Length	40 mi (64 km)
Basin size	259.74 square miles (672.7 km2)
Discharge
• location	Neuse River at Falls Lake
• average	252.08 cu ft/s (7.138 m3/s) at mouth with Neuse River at Falls Lake[3]
Basin features
Progression	generally east
River system	Neuse River
Tributaries
• left	Dry Run Strouds Creek Little Creek Buckwater Creek Crooked Creek Little River Flat River
• right	McGowan Creek Sevenmile Creek Cates Creek Stony Creek Rhodes Creek
Waterbodies	Falls Lake

The Eno rises in Orange County. The river's watershed occupies most of Orange and Durham counties. The Eno converges with the Flat and Little Rivers to form the Neuse at Falls Lake, which straddles Durham and Wake counties.

The Eno is notable for its beauty and water quality, which has been preserved through aggressive citizen efforts. Though barely more than forty miles from its source to its convergence at the Neuse, the Eno features significant stretches of natural preservation. Through the combined efforts of the North Carolina State Parks System, local government, and private non-profit preservation groups, over 5,600 acres (23 km²) of land have been protected in the Eno Basin, including Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area, Eno River State Park, West Point on the Eno (a Durham City Park), and Penny's Bend State Nature Preserve (managed by the North Carolina Botanical Garden).

Permitted recreational activities include swimming, hiking, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, and backcountry camping. Individual and group campsites are available.[4]