Crooked Creek Tributary to Rocky River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Union |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | confluence of North Fork and South Fork of Crooked Creek |
• location | about 0.5 miles northwest of Bentons Crossroads, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°06′45″N 80°32′53″W / 35.11250°N 80.54806°W[1] |
• elevation | 562 ft (171 m)[2] |
Mouth | Rocky River |
• location | about 7 miles northwest of New Salem, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°09′50″N 80°27′17″W / 35.16389°N 80.45472°W[1] |
• elevation | 416 ft (127 m)[2] |
Length | 13.06 mi (21.02 km)[3] |
Basin size | 50.24 square miles (130.1 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Rocky River |
• average | 56.73 cu ft/s (1.606 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | northeast |
River system | Pee Dee |
Tributaries | |
• left | North Fork |
• right | South Fork Grassy Branch |
Bridges | US 601, Unionville Brief Road, NC 218, Sikes Mill Road, E Brief Road |
Crooked Creek is a 13.06 mi (21.02 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Union County, North Carolina.