ɪts mˈeɪdʒɚ nˈɑːntˈaɪdəl bɹˈæntʃᵻz ɪŋklˈuːd ðə nˈɔːɹθ ɹˈɪvɚ, wˌɪtʃ ɪz ðə nˈɑːntˈaɪdəl pˈoːɹʃən ʌvðə sˈaʊθ ɹˈɪvɚ, ænd bˈeɪkən ɹˈɪdʒ bɹˈæntʃ, wˌɪtʃ dɹˈeɪnz ðɪ ˈɛɹiə ˈiːst ʌvðə nˈɔːɹθ ɹˈɪvɚ.
Its major non-tidal branches include the North River, which is the non-tidal portion of the South River, and Bacon Ridge Branch, which drains the area east of the North River.