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Mill_Creek_(Trent_River_tributary) Latitude and Longitude:
35°00′28″N 077°12′51″W / 35.00778°N 77.21417°W / 35.00778; -77.21417
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Mill Creek
Tributary to Trent River
Map of Mill Creek mouth location
Map of Mill Creek mouth location
Location of Mill Creek mouth
Map of Mill Creek mouth location
Map of Mill Creek mouth location
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
 • locationabout 4 miles east of Pollocksville, North Carolina
 • coordinates 34°59′37″N 077°07′04″W / 34.99361°N 77.11778°W / 34.99361; -77.11778 [1]
 • elevation37 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 / 35.00778; -77.21417 [1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m) [3]
Length9.73 mi (15.66 km) [4]
Basin size36.02 square miles (93.3 km2) [5]
Discharge 
 • location Trent River
 • average52.30 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 
 • leftGoshen Branch
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMill 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

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Mill Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Mill Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 December 2020.


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