Jumping Creek (Trent River tributary)

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Jumping Creek
Tributary to Trent River
Map of Jumping Creek mouth location
Map of Jumping Creek mouth location
Location of Jumping Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyJones
Physical characteristics
SourceBeaverdam Creek divide
 • locationabout 5 miles northeast of Trenton, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°05′41″N 077°17′23″W / 35.09472°N 77.28972°W / 35.09472; -77.28972[1]
 • elevation46 ft (14 m)<[2]
MouthTrent River
 • location
about 2.5 miles north of Oliver Crossroads, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°03′09″N 077°18′16″W / 35.05250°N 77.30444°W / 35.05250; -77.30444Coordinates: 35°03′09″N 077°18′16″W / 35.05250°N 77.30444°W / 35.05250; -77.30444[1]
 • elevation
3 ft (0.91 m)[3]
Length4.73 mi (7.61 km)[4]
Basin size6.44 square miles (16.7 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationTrent River
 • average9.32 cu ft/s (0.264 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
BridgesFurney Brock Road, Ten Mile Fork Road

Jumping Creek is a 4.73 mi (7.61 km) long 1st order tributary to the Trent River in Jones County, North Carolina.

Course[]

Jumping Creek rises about 5 miles northeast of Trenton, North Carolina and then flows south to join the Trent River about 2.5 miles north of Olivers Crossroads.[3]

Watershed[]

Jumping Creek drains 6.44 square miles (16.7 km2) of area, receives about 54.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 587.25, and is about 24% forested.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Jumping Creek". 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 "Jumping Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 December 2020.


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