The Trent River is a fresh water river of the

coastal plain A coastal plain is flat, low-lying land adjacent to a sea coast. A fall line commonly marks the border between a coastal plain and a piedmont area. Some of the largest coastal plains are in Alaska and the southeastern United States. The Gulf Coa ...

region of eastern

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. It flows in an easterly direction from its origin approximately southwest of

Kinston, North Carolina Kinston is a city in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States, with a population of 21,677 as of the 2010 census. It has been the county seat of Lenoir County since its formation in 1791. Kinston is located in the coastal plains region of e ...

and traverses portions of Lenoir County, Jones County and

Craven County Craven County is located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 100,720. Its county seat is New Bern. The county was created in 1705 as Archdale Precinct from the now-extinct Bath County. It was rename ...

prior to emptying into the

Neuse River The Neuse River ( , Tuscarora: Neyuherú·kęʔkì·nęʔ) is a river rising in the Piedmont of North Carolina and emptying into Pamlico Sound below New Bern. Its total length is approximately , making it the longest river entirely contained in No ...

New Bern, North Carolina New Bern, formerly called Newbern, is a city in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 29,524, which had risen to an estimated 29,994 as of 2019. It is the county seat of Craven County and t ...

. Trenton and Pollocksville are small towns that lie along its course. The river measures at its widest point and is fed by numerous fresh water branches and creeks along its length. File:FEMA - 49 - Photograph by Dave Gatley taken on 09-21-1999 in North Carolina.jpg, US Geologic Survey team measuring water flow on the Trent River. File:Neuse River Bridge.jpeg, 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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Rivers of Craven County, North Carolina Rivers of Jones County, North Carolina Rivers of Lenoir County, North Carolina Rivers of North Carolina Tributaries of Pamlico Sound {{NorthCarolina-river-stub

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