Alligator River (North Carolina)

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Alligator River is a small river in eastern North Carolina, separating Dare County and Tyrrell County. It empties into Albemarle Sound. A 21-mile canal connects the Alligator River with Pungo River to its west. The Lindsay C. Warren Bridge of U.S. Route 64 crosses the river.

The Alligator River is protected as part of Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. Habitat bordering the Refuge includes many diverse types including high and low pocosin,{{cite web |url-status = dead

The refuge is one of the premier strongholds for American black bear{{cite web It also has concentrations of ducks, geese, and swans. The wildlife diversity includes wading birds, shorebirds, American woodcock, raptors, black bears, alligators, white-tailed deer, raccoons, cottontail rabbits, bobwhite quail, northern river otters, red wolves,{{cite web |url-status=dead red-cockaded woodpeckers, |url-status=dead and neotropical migrants.