Trout River (Florida) Explained

Trout River
Mouth Location:	St. Johns River at Sandfly Point.
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	United States

The Trout River is a 20adj=midNaNadj=mid^[1] tributary of the St. Johns River in Duval County, Florida. Located entirely within Jacksonville's Northside area, the river is brackish in its lower section. The widest point of the river is near the St. Johns River, where it is 0.6miles across. The Trout River has wetlands as far as the mouth of the river's longest tributary, the Ribault River.

Tributaries

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

Course

Beginning in northwestern Jacksonville, in Duval County, the river starts out as a creek. 0.03miles east of the source, the river is crossed by U.S. 1. 0.4miles downstream, the creek passes through the subdivision of River Falls. After this, the river widens into wetlands with a multitude of tributaries. 2.3miles downstream, a long tributary named the "Little Trout River". It originates at the forest at the corner of U.S. 1 and Interstate 295. 2.1miles downstream, Lem Turner Road (State Road 115) crosses the river as the C Ray Greene Bridge. 2.2miles downstream, the river becomes brackish. There is also the Ribault River, the longest of the three main tributaries. 0.7miles downstream, Interstate 95 crosses the river as the Trout River Bridge. 0.4miles downstream is Moncrief Creek, the third and last tributary of the Trout River. 0.7miles downstream, U.S. Route 17 crosses the river, spanning 0.2miles. 1miles downstream is the St. Johns River, the mouth of the river at Sandfly Point.

List of crossings

Bridge	Route	Location
	US 17	Jacksonville
	Kingsland Subdivision	Jacksonville
Trout River Bridge	Interstate 95	Jacksonville
C. Ray Greene Bridge	SR 115	Jacksonville
	Interstate 295	Jacksonville
	US 1-US 23	Jacksonville

Destinations along the river

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