Lockwood Folly River
| Lockwood Folly River Tributary Atlantic Ocean | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Brunswick |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of Red Run and Pinch Gut Creek |
| • location | about 0.5 miles southwest of Clements Curve, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 34°04′03″N 079°11′47″W / 34.06750°N 79.19639°W |
| • elevation | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Mouth | Atlantic Ocean |
• location | Holden Beach, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 33°55′04″N 078°14′10″W / 33.91778°N 78.23611°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 22.36 mi (35.98 km) |
| Basin size | 136.22 square miles (352.8 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Atlantic Ocean |
| • average | 14.33 cu ft/s (0.406 m3/s) at mouth with Atlantic Ocean |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | south and southwest |
| River system | Atlantic Ocean |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Pinch Gut Creek Ramshead Branch Middle Branch River Swamp Nucitt Branch Scotts Branch Sandy Branch Mill Creek Mullet Creek |
| • right | Red Run Buck Branch Ford Branch Beaverdam Swamp Doe Creek Pamlico Creek |
| Bridges | US 17, Old Ocean Highway E, Gilbert Road SE, NC 211 |
Lockwood Folly River or Lockwood's Folly River is a short tidal river in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. Waters from the Green Swamp drain into the river near Supply and flow southward to empty into the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway near Sunset Harbor. The Lockwood Folly Country Club in Varnamtown takes its name from the river.
Lockwood Folly Inlet is a nearby inlet connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Intracoastal Waterway and was once the mouth of the Lockwood Folly River prior to construction of the Intracoastal and natural sand shifting. The inlet separates the barrier islands of Oak Island and Holden Beach Isle.