New River

… rises in NW Onslow County near the Jones County line and flows SE across the county into Onslow Bay of the Atlantic Ocean. Appears as Corani River on the Moll map, 1729, and as New River on the Moseley map, 1733. Tradition says that it was originally a long lake in a swampy area, but after an extended period of torrential rain, the lake overflowed into the Atlantic Ocean and became a new river. Camp Lejeune Marine Base is near the mouth of New River.