Crooked Creek (Rocky River tributary)
| Crooked Creek Tributary to Rocky River | |
|---|---|
Location of Crooked Creek mouth Crooked Creek (Rocky River tributary) (the United States) | |
| 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 |
| • elevation | 562 ft (171 m) |
| 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 |
• elevation | 416 ft (127 m) |
| Length | 13.06 mi (21.02 km) |
| Basin size | 50.24 square miles (130.1 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rocky River |
| • average | 56.73 cu ft/s (1.606 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River |
| 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.