Crooked River (Georgia)
| Crooked River | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Georgia |
| Basin countries | United States |
The Crooked River is a 26.8-mile-long (43.1 km)[1] river in Camden County in the U.S. state of Georgia. Primarily tidal, it is an inlet of Cumberland Sound.
It rises in freshwater wetlands northwest of Kingsland and flows east into saltmarsh. Grover Island lies to the north of the main channel, and Crooked River State Park and Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base are to the south. The Crooked River ends at its junction with the Cumberland River at the north end of Cumberland Sound.
See also
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 21, 2011
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crooked River
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Georgia (1974)
Coordinates: 30°50′31″N 81°29′10″W / 30.84190°N 81.48621°W
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