| Wheat Swamp | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Contentnea Creek |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Wheat Swamp mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Wheat Swamp mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Lenoir Greene |
| Length: | 13.97miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Contentnea Creek |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 34.21cuft/s at mouth with Contentnea Creek[2] |
| Source1: | Tyson Marsh divide |
| Source1 Location: | about 2 miles northeast of Institute, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.3744°N -77.6969°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 33feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Contentnea Creek |
| Mouth Location: | about 0.5 miles E of Hookerton, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.4192°N -77.5531°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 7feet |
| Progression: | Contentnea Creek → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Neuse River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Waterbodies: | Pulley Pond |
| Bridges: | John Harrison Road, Gregory Road, US 258, NC 58, Mike Stocks Road, Oakes Road, Hugo Road |
Wheat Swamp is a 13.97miles long 3rd order tributary to Contentnea Creek in Lenoir and Greene Counties, North Carolina. This stream forms the boundary of Lenoir and Greene Counties, in part.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Wheat Swamp rises about 2 miles northeast of Institute, North Carolina and then flows southeast and curves northeast to join Contentnea Creek about 0.5 miles northeast of Hookerton.[4]
Wheat Swamp drains of area, receives about 49.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 584.92, and is about 13% forested.[2]