The Eno River, named for the Eno Indians who once lived along its banks, is the initial tributary of the Neuse River in North Carolina, USA. The Eno rises in Orange County. The river's watershed occupies most of Orange and Durham counties. The Eno converges with the Flat and Little Rivers to form the Neuse River at Falls Lake, which straddles Durham and Wake counties. The Eno is notable for its beauty and water quality, which has been preserved through aggressive citizen efforts. Though barely more than forty miles from its source to its convergence at the Neuse, the Eno features significant stretches of natural preservation. Through the combined efforts of the North Carolina State Parks System, local government, and private non-profit preservation groups over 5,600 acres (23 km²) of land have been protected in the Eno Basin, including Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area, Eno River State Park, West Point on the Eno - Durham City Park, and Penny's Bend State Nature Presere.
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Drownings
Johnny Adams IV
On April 6, 2005, seventeen-year-old Southern High School student Johnny Adams IV drowned in the river while swimming with friends at West Point on the Eno in Northern Durham. Divers searched for three hours before discovering his body under twenty feet of water. The four boys and three girls Adams was swimming with reported his drowning at 4:45 pm. His body was found at 7 pm. [1][2]
Ian David Creath
On July 9, 2007, Ian David Creath and some friends were swimming around 7:30 pm at a quarry that is believed to be between thirty-five and sixty feet deep. Creath swam for a raft in the river and suddenly was pulled under as he called for help. Dive teams from Durham and Orange Counties found his body the next morning. Creath was eighteen-years-old, living in Chapel Hill, and attending UNC-Chapel Hill. [3][4]
Trivia
Eno is an old dialectal Finnish word that stands for a river. Therefore the Eno River could in Finnish be seen as the River River.
References
- ^ WRAL (April 6, 2005) Teen Drowns In Eno River WRAL Retrieved on July 7, 2007.
- ^ Khanna, Samiha (April 6, 2005) Teen *[drowns in Eno outing The News and Observer Retrieved on July 7, 2007.
- ^ WRAL (July 10, 2007) Crews Recover Drowning Victim at Eno State Park WRAL Retrieved on July 10, 2007.
- ^ Johnston, Cheryl (July 10, 2007) Drowning victim found at Eno quarry The News and Observer Retrieved on July 10, 2007.
See also
External links
- Eno River Association
- Eno River State Park
- Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area
- Penny's Bend State Nature Preserve
- West Point on the Eno - Durham City Park
- Eno River is at coordinates Coordinates:
