Trout River (Florida)

The Trout River is a 20-mile-long (32 km)[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 0.6 miles (1.0 km) across. The Trout River has wetlands as far as the mouth of the river's longest tributary, the Ribault River.

Trout River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNorthwestern Duval County, Florida
Mouth 
 • location
St. Johns River
at Sandfly Point.
Length20 miles (32 km)

Tributaries

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

Course
An aerial photo of Jacksonville, Florida with the Trout River in the distance near the top of the picture.

Beginning in northwestern Jacksonville, in Duval County, the river starts out as a creek. 0.03 miles (0.048 km) east of the source, the river is crossed by U.S. 1. 0.4 miles (0.64 km) downstream, the creek passes through the subdivision of River Falls. After this, the river widens into wetlands with a multitude of tributaries. 2.3 miles (3.7 km) downstream, a long tributary named the "Little Trout River". It originates at the forest at the corner of U.S. 1 and Interstate 295. 2.1 miles (3.4 km) downstream, Lem Turner Road (State Road 115) crosses the river as the C Ray Greene Bridge. 2.2 miles (3.5 km) downstream, the river becomes brackish. There is also the Ribault River, the longest of the three main tributaries. 0.7 miles (1.1 km) downstream, Interstate 95 crosses the river as the Trout River Bridge. 0.4 miles (0.64 km) downstream is Moncrief Creek, the third and last tributary of the Trout River. 0.7 miles (1.1 km) downstream, U.S. Route 17 crosses the river, spanning 0.2 miles (0.32 km). 1-mile (1.6 km) downstream is the St. Johns River, the mouth of the river at Sandfly Point.

List of crossings
Bridge Route Location Coordinates
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 3.9 miles (6.3 km) along the floodplain of the river. At the 2-mile (3.2 km) mark, the road turns away from the river.

Western Terminus: Old Kings Road

  • Coordinates: 30°24′57″N 81°45′36″W

Eastern Terminus: Lem Turner Boulevard

Riverside parks

Coordinates: 30°23′23″N 81°39′22″W

  • Riverside Park is a park that features two docks.

Coordinates: 30°24′54″N 81°41′19″W

  • Trout River near US 17
    Trout River near US 17
  • Trout River near US 17
    Trout River near US 17

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 21, 2011
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