| Drift Falls | in SW Transylvania County in Horsepasture River just upstream from High Falls. |
| Drip Off Creek | rises in NW Iredell County and flows S into Rocky Creek. |
| Drivers Store | community in E Wilson County near Whiteoak Swamp. |
| Driving Creek | rises in W Nash County and flows SW into Turkey Creek. |
| Drowned Bay | mucky swamp, SW Brunswick County. |
| Drowning Creek | rises in E central Burke County and flows NE into Catawba River. |
| Drowning Creek | rises on the Montgomery-Moore county line and flows SE across Moore County. At the Moore-Richmond county line, it joins Naked Creek in forming Lumber River. |
| Drowning Creek Mountains | extend from NE Burke County into NW Catawba County. |
| Drug Store | community in W Johnston County. |
| Druid | community in N Madison County. |