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Trent River near Swansboro, NC

River62.1 mi
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Around Trent River

Gatlin Beach17.9 miPine Bush Beach21.3 mi10 mi

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Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Trent River is a 62.1 mile river near Swansboro Paddle Boarding and Kayaking in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Trent River near Trenton, NC (site 02092500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1951 to 2026

Trent River typically runs highest in February, at a median 223 cfs, and lowest in October, at 29 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 63,500 cfs, in 2018.

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Typical flow by month at Trent River near Trenton, NC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January18988 to 360
February223112 to 415
March202103 to 367
April10255 to 232
May4120 to 119
June3212 to 116
July339.1 to 114
August4612 to 163
September3612 to 133
October298.7 to 82
November4515 to 105
December10548 to 213

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 75 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Trent River near Trenton, NC (site 02092500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

6 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Trent River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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