Lumber River

The Lumber River, sometimes referred to as the Lumbee River, is a 133-mile-long river in south-central in the flat Coastal Plain. Due to its number of whirlpools settlers called the river Drowning Creek, which is still used as the name of its headwater.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in South and North Carolina (USA)
  • Also known as: Drowning Creek” and “Lumbee River

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nichols and Mullins.

Town
is a town in , , United States. The population was 368 at the 2010 census. is situated 3 miles north of Lumber River.

Town
is a city in , United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,663. Incorporated on March 4, 1872, was named after Col. is situated 5 miles west of Lumber River.

Lumber River

Latitude
34.19544° or 34° 11′ 44″ north
Longitude
-79.1656° or 79° 9′ 56″ west
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
Open location code
87625RWM+5Q
Geo­Names ID
4585952
Wiki­data ID
Q3267277
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Lumber River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر الخشب
  • Arabic: نهر لومبر
  • Asturian: Ríu Lumber
  • Catalan: Lumber
  • Cebuano: Lumber River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر الخشب
  • French: Lumber River
  • German: Lumber River
  • Irish: Abhainn Lumber
  • Venetian: Lumber
  • Welsh: Afon Lumber

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