Mill Creek is a 9.73 mi (15.66 km) long third-order tributary of the Trent River in Jones County, North Carolina.
| Mill Creek Tributary to Trent River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Mill Creek mouth  Mill Creek (Trent River tributary) (the United States) | |
| 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°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 |
Course
editMill 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.[3]
Watershed
editMill 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.