Mill Creek Tributary to Trent River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Jones |
City | Pollocksville |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Island Creek divide |
• location | about 4 miles east of Pollocksville, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 34°59′37″N 077°07′04″W / 34.99361°N 77.11778°W / 34.99361; -77.11778 |
• elevation | 37 ft (11 m) |
Mouth | Trent River |
• location | Pollocksville, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°00′28″N 077°12′51″W / 35.00778°N 77.21417°W / 35.00778; -77.21417 |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Length | 9.73 mi (15.66 km) |
Basin size | 36.02 square miles (93.3 km) |
Discharge | |
• location | Trent River |
• average | 52.30 cu ft/s (1.481 m/s) at mouth with Trent River |
Basin features | |
Progression | Trent River → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Neuse River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Goshen Branch |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Mill Creek Road, Beaufort Road |
Mill Creek is a 9.73 mi (15.66 km) long third-order tributary of the Trent River in Jones County, North Carolina.
Course
Mill Creek rises about 4 mi (6.4 km) east of Pollocksville, North Carolina in Croatan National Forest and then flows southwest then turns northwest to join the Trent River at Pollocksville.
Watershed
Mill Creek drains 36.02 square miles (93.3 km) of area, receives about 55.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 642.15, and is about 17% forested.
See also
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Mill Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Mill Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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