Crooked River (Georgia) Explained

Crooked River
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	United States

The Crooked River is a 26.8adj=midNaNadj=mid^[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.

Crooked River was so named on account of its meandering course.^[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Georgia

References

• USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Georgia (1974)

30.8419°N -81.4862°W

Notes and References

1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 21, 2011
2. Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 54 . 0-915430-00-2.