Deep River

… is formed in SW Guilford County at High Point Lake by the junction of East Fork Deep River and West Fork Deep River. It flows SE through Randolph County, continues across the NE edge of Moore County, and forms a part of the Chatham-Lee county line. It joins Haw River in SE Chatham County to form Cape Fear River. The junction of Haw and Deep Rivers, site of the town of Haywood, which see, was one of six sites suggested in 1788 for the location of the state capital.