Crooked Run (Trent River tributary)

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Crooked Run
Tributary to Trent River
Map of Crooked Run mouth location
Map of Crooked Run mouth location
Location of Crooked Run mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyJones
CityTrenton
Physical characteristics
SourceGreat Creek divide
 • locationabout 5 miles southwest of Olivers Crossroads, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°00′11″N 077°21′52″W / 35.00306°N 77.36444°W / 35.00306; -77.36444[1]
 • elevation47 ft (14 m)[2]
MouthTrent River
 • location
about 0.25 miles southeast of Trenton, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°03′30″N 077°20′46″W / 35.05833°N 77.34611°W / 35.05833; -77.34611Coordinates: 35°03′30″N 077°20′46″W / 35.05833°N 77.34611°W / 35.05833; -77.34611[1]
 • elevation
8 ft (2.4 m)[3]
Length7.75 mi (12.47 km)[4]
Basin size30.39 square miles (78.7 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationTrent River
 • average42.81 cu ft/s (1.212 m3/s) at mouth with Trent River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionTrent River → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River systemNeuse River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesFrancks Field Road, S Market Street

Crooked Run is a 7.75 mi (12.47 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Trent River in Jones County, North Carolina.

Course[]

Crooked Run rises about 5 miles southwest of Olivers Crossroads, North Carolina and then flows north-northwest and then turns east to join the Trent River about 0.25 miles southeast of Trenton.[3]

Watershed[]

Crooked Run drains 30.39 square miles (78.7 km2) of area, receives about 53.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 647.73, and is about 16% forested.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Crooked Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Crooked Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 December 2020.


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