| Hungry River | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Green River |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Green River mouth |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Henderson |
| Length: | 12.2miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Green River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 51.79cuft/s at mouth with Green River[2] |
| Source1: | divide between Hungry River and Broad River |
| Source1 Location: | Ottanola Gap |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.3911°N -82.265°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 2940feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Green River |
| Mouth Location: | about 2 miles southeast of Upland, North Carolina[5] |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.2831°N -82.3583°W[6] |
| Mouth Elevation: | 1560feet[7] |
| Progression: | southwest |
| River System: | Broad River |
| Basin Size: | [8] |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | Little Hungry River Tumblebug Creek |
The Hungry River flows in western North Carolina, United States. It arises in eastern Henderson County and flows southwesterly, its entire course within Henderson County, before it empties into the Green River.[9] In 1904, the first hydroelectric plant in Henderson County was built on the river, and, in 1913, a second dam was built half a mile downstream for the same purpose.[10] Both dams stand to his day, though they are currently inoperable and slated for removal under management of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.[11]