Trout River

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There is also a Trout River (Iowa), a tributary of the Upper Iowa River

Trout River
Origin	Northwestern Duval County, Florida
Mouth	St. Johns River at Sandfly Point.
Basin countries	United States
Length	10 mi (16 km)

The Trout River is a tributary of the St. Johns River in Duval County, Florida. Located entirely within Jacksonville, the river is brackish in its lower section. The widest point of the river is near the St. Johns River, and is 0.6 miles wide. The Trout River has wetlands as far as the mouth of the rivers longest tributary, the Ribault River.

1 Tributaries
2 Tour
3 List of crossings
4 Destinations along the river
- 4.1 Riverside Parks
5 See also
6 References

[edit] Tributaries

Major tributaries of the Trout River include the Ribault River, Little Trout River, and Moncrief Creek.

[edit] Tour

An aerial photo of Jacksonville, Florida with the Trout Riverin the distance near the top of the picture.

Beginning in northwestern Duval County or Jacksonville, the river starts out as a creek. 0.03 miles east of the origin, the river is crossed by U.S. Route 1. 0.4 miles downstream, the creek passes through the subdivision, River Falls. After this, the river widens into wetlands with a multitude of tributaries. 2.3 miles downstream, a long tributary named "Little Trout River". It originates at the forest at the corner of U.S. Route 1 and Interstate 295. 2.1 miles downstream, Lem Turner Boulevard crosses the river as the C Ray Greene Bridge. 2.2 miles downstream, the river becomes brackish. Theres also another tributary that is longest of the 3 main tributaries, the Ribault River. 0.7 miles downstream, Interstate 95 crosses the river as the Trout River Bridge. 0.4 miles downstream is Moncrief Creek, the 3rd and last tributary of the Trout River. 0.7 miles downstream, U.S. Route 17 crosses the river, spanning 0.2 miles. 1 mile downstream is the St. Johns River, the mouth of the river at Sandfly Point.

[edit] List of crossings

Bridge	Route	Location
	US 17	Jacksonville
Trout River Bridge	Interstate 95	Jacksonville
C. Ray Greene Bridge	FL 115	Jacksonville
	Interstate 295	Jacksonville
	US 1	Jacksonville

[edit] Destinations along the river

Jacksonville Zoo

Trout River Boulevard is a residential road that run along partialy along the Trout River. It runs for 3.9 miles along the floodplain of the river. At the 2 mile mark, the road turns away from the river.

Western Termimous: Old Kings Road