The Crooked River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed April 21, 2011 river in
Camden County in the
U.S. state
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of
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. Primarily tidal, it is an inlet of Cumberland Sound.
It rises in freshwater wetlands northwest of
Kingsland and flows east into saltmarsh.
Grover Island
Grover Island is an island located near the mouth of Crooked River in Camden County, Georgia. The island has over of forest and about of connected salt marsh and small waterways. Grover Island is four miles (6 km) west of Cumberland Isla ...
lies to the north of the main channel, and
Crooked River State Park
Crooked River State Park is a Georgia state park located near St. Mary's on the south bank of the Crooked River, providing an excellent coastal setting. The park is dedicated to the preservation of its natural resources and public education. ...
and
Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base are to the south. The Crooked River ends at its junction with the
Cumberland River
The Cumberland River is a major waterway of the Southern United States. The U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 8, 2011 river drains almost of southern Kentucky and ...
at the north end of Cumberland Sound.
Crooked River was so named on account of its
meander
A meander is one of a series of regular sinuous curves in the Channel (geography), channel of a river or other watercourse. It is produced as a watercourse erosion, erodes the sediments of an outer, concave bank (cut bank, cut bank or river cl ...
ing course.
See also
*
List of rivers of Georgia
References
*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Georgia (1974)
Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state)
Rivers of Camden County, Georgia
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