Tar ( Eng. Tar River ) - a river in North Carolina . The length is 346 km. The Tar River as a whole flows to the southeast and becomes Pamlico behind Highway Bridge No. 17 in Washington, D.C. The Pamlico River flows into the bay of the same name .
| Tar | |
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| English Tar river | |
 Tar, News and Pamlico Basin | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 346 km |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | North Carolina |
| Mouth | Pamlico |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Pamlico Sound |
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| Region | North Carolina |
Historically, coastal North Carolina, covered in pine forests, has been the source of ship pine from which masts were made, and resins for British shipbuilding. The river was named after the old main route for barges laden with tar, heading to the Atlantic Ocean ( English tar means tar).
On the river are the cities of Louisburg , Rocky Mount , Tarborough and Greenville .
Hurricane Floyd
The river suffered a catastrophic flood in 1999 as a result of Hurricane Floyd. The water level exceeded the 500-year level and caused significant flooding of the river area. The water rise was 7.3 m in the lower reaches and about 9 m in the Greenville area.