Crooked Creek (Rocky River tributary)

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[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[1]
• elevation	416 ft (127 m)[2]
Length	13.06 mi (21.02 km)[3]
Basin size	50.24 square miles (130.1 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Rocky River
• average	56.73 cu ft/s (1.606 m^3/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.

Course

Crooked Creek is formed at the confluence of North and South Forks of Crooked Creek about 0.5 miles northwest of Bentons Crossroads, North Carolina. Crooked Creek then flows northeast to join the Rocky River about 7 miles northwest of New Salem.^[2]

Watershed

Crooked Creek drains 50.24 square miles (130.1 km²) of area, receives about 47.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 470.54, and is about 29% forested.^[4]

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Crooked Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
2. "Crooked Creek Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
4. "Crooked Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 October 2020.