The Trent River is a fresh water river of the coastal plain region of eastern North Carolina. It flows in an easterly direction from its origin approximately 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Kinston, North Carolina and traverses portions of Lenoir County, Jones County and Craven County prior to emptying into the Neuse River at New Bern, North Carolina. Trenton and Pollocksville are small towns that lie along its course. The river measures 720 yards (660 m) at its widest point and is fed by numerous fresh water branches and creeks along its length.

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  US Geologic Survey team measuring water flow on the Trent River.
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  Aerial photograph of the confluence of the Trent and Neuse Rivers. East is up. The city of New Bern is on the left. The unincorporated community of James City is to the lower right. The Trent flows from the bottom center of the picture.

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Trent River Tributary to Neuse River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Craven Jones Lenoir
City	Trenton New Bern
Physical characteristics
Source	Mathews Creek divide
• location	about 3 miles north of Pink Hill, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°06′04″N 077°44′47″W[1]
• elevation	42 ft (13 m)[2]
Mouth	Neuse River
• location	New Bern, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°06′04″N 077°02′12″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length	87.15 mi (140.25 km)[3]
Basin size	549.95 square miles (1,424.4 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Neuse River
• average	653.31 cu ft/s (18.500 m3/s) at mouth with Neuse River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Neuse River
Tributaries
• left	Horse Branch, Joshua Branch, Black Swamp, Mill Branch, Little Chinquapin Branch, Chinquapin Branch, Beaver Creek, Resolution Branch, Musselshell Branch, Jumping Creek, Beaverdam Creek, Long Branch, Scott Creek, Rocky Run, Wilson Creek
• right	Running Branch, Beaverdam Swamp, Tuckahoe Creek, Reedy Branch, Cypress Creek, Jack Cabin Branch, Pocoson Branch, Poplar Branch, Crooked Run, French Branch, Mill Run, Little Hell Creek, Goshen Branch, Mill Creek, West Prong Raccoon Creek, Island Creek, Miry Hole Branch, Reedy Branch, Hoods Creek, Brice Creek
Bridges	Old Pink Hill Road, NC 11, Davis Mill Road, Mark N. Smith Road, Perry Buzzard Road, US 258, Pleasant Hill Road (x2), Chinquapin Chapel Road, Middle Road, NC 41, US 17, US 70

See also

• List of rivers of North Carolina

References