Mill Creek (Trent River tributary)
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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[1] |
• elevation | 37 ft (11 m)[2] |
Mouth | Trent River |
• location | Pollocksville, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°00′28″N 077°12′51″W / 35.00778°N 77.21417°WCoordinates: 35°00′28″N 077°12′51″W / 35.00778°N 77.21417°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[3] |
Length | 9.73 mi (15.66 km)[4] |
Basin size | 36.02 square miles (93.3 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Trent River |
• average | 52.30 cu ft/s (1.481 m3/s) at mouth with Trent River[5] |
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 3rd order tributary to the Trent River in Jones County, North Carolina.
Course
Mill Creek rises about 4 miles east of Pollocksville, North Carolina in Croatan National Forest and then flows southwest then turns northwest to join the Trent River at Pollocksville.[3]
Watershed
Mill Creek drains 36.02 square miles (93.3 km2) of area, receives about 55.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 642.15, and is about 17% forested.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mill Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 December 2020.