| Laurel Branch | rises in NE Cherokee County on Brushy Head Mountain and flows NW into Burnt Branch. |
| Laurel Branch | rises in S Cherokee County and flows NW into Nottely River. |
| Laurel Branch | rises in S Clay County and flows N into Shooting Creek. |
| Laurel Branch | rises in N central Haywood County S of Chestnut Flat Ridge and flows E to join Pigeon River opposite Solray Gap. |
| Laurel Branch | rises in N Haywood County on E slopes of Cowpen Top and flows NE into Waterville Lake. |
| Laurel Branch | rises in N Haywood County on S slopes of Ed Top and flows SW into SE part of Waterville Lake. |
| Laurel Branch | rises in S Haywood County E of Cold Spring Knob and flows E into West Fork Pigeon River 1½ mi. S of Lake Logan dam. |
| Laurel Branch | rises in N Henderson County and flows SE into Bold Branch. |
| Laurel Branch | rises in W Jackson County and flows N into Tuckasegee River. |
| Laurel Branch | rises in S Macon County and flows NE into Cullasaja River. |