| Tumbling Shoals Creek Tributary to Reddies River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Tumbling Shoals Creek mouth  Tumbling Shoals Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Wilkes |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Wooten Creek divide |
| • location | about 3 miles southwest of Halls Mills, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°16′38″N 081°14′09″W / 36.27722°N 81.23583°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,965 ft (599 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Reddies River |
• location | about 2 miles southeast of Wilbar, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°13′45″N 081°14′49″W / 36.22917°N 81.24694°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,535 ft (468 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.52 mi (5.66 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 3.30 square miles (8.5 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Reddies River |
| • average | 5.91 cu ft/s (0.167 m3/s) at mouth with Reddies River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | south-southwest |
| River system | Yadkin River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Tumbling Shoals Road |
Tumbling Shoals Creek is a 3.52 mi (5.66 km) long 1st order tributary to the Reddies River in Wilkes County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
Course
Tumbling Shoals Creek rises about 3 miles southwest of Halls Mills, North Carolina and then flows south-southwest to join the Reddies River at about 3 miles southeast of Wilbar, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
Tumbling Shoals Creek drains 3.30 square miles (8.5 km2) of area, receives about 50.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 253.51, and is about 88% forested.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 "GNIS Detail - Tumbling Shoals Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Tumbling Shoals Creek Topo Map in Wilkes". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Tumbling Shoals Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
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