New River (eastern North Carolina)

This article is about the river in southeastern North Carolina. For the river in northwestern North Carolina, see New River (Kanawha River tributary).

New River waterfront in Jacksonville, North Carolina

The New River is a 50-mile (80-km) long river in southeastern North Carolina in the United States. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The river has been plagued in more recent years by pollution by solid waste. It rises in northwestern Onslow County and flows east-southeast past Jacksonville, where it widens into a tidal estuary approximately two miles (3.2 km) wide. As an estuary it meanders through Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and enters the Atlantic in Onslow Bay, via the New River Inlet between two barrier islands. The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway crosses the entrance of the river between the coast and the barrier island.

The river is periodically dredged for fishing operations.[1]

  1. ^ Army Corps of Engineers bids dredging for North Carolina's New River Inlet. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. 7 August 2004.(subscription required)