Trent River near Trenton, NC Flow & Water Level

NWS river forecast

Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.

Last 30 days

About this gauge

USGS gauge 02092500 sits on the Trent River and reads everything draining 168 square miles of the Lower Neuse basin. Its datum sits 18 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1951, 75 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Trent River at Pollocksville, NC at 370 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 45% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The Trent River runs a median of 48 cfs at this gauge across 75 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 223 cfs, and October the leanest at 29 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 63,500 cfs in 2018, and the lowest is 0.2 cfs in 2008.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1951 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Trent River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 14 feet. NWS starts watching it at 13.5 feet. The highest crest on record is 24.2 feet, in September 2018.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TNTN7. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.