Crooked River (Florida)

1888 map of Franklin County showing the Crooked River between the Carabelle and Ochlockonee rivers

Crooked River is a waterway in Franklin County, Florida, that connects the tidal estuary of the Ochlockonee River to a junction with the tidal Carrabelle River and the New River above the town of Carrabelle, Florida. The Crooked River channel is 41 kilometres (25 mi) long, while its ends are 24 kilometres (15 mi) apart.[1]

The Crooked River is sometimes described as a principal tributary of the Ochlockonee River,[2][3] while G.H. Dury described the Crooked River as a tidal channel connecting the Carrabelle River with the Ochlockonee River, separating St. James Island from the mainland.[1]

Segment Five (Crooked River/St. Marks Refuge) of the Florida Circumnavigational Paddling Trail runs through the length of Crooked River.[4]

  1. ^ a b Dury, G. H. (1971). "Channel Characteristics in a Meandering Tidal Channel: Crooked River, Florida". Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography. 53 (3/4): 188–197. JSTOR 520788.
  2. ^ "Ochlockonee River" (PDF). Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Ochlockonee" (PDF). Brown's Guides. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Florida Circumnavigational Paddling Trail - Segment 5: Crooked River/St. Marks Refuge" (PDF). Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved September 9, 2023.