| Turkey Creek Tributary to Stewarts Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Turkey Creek mouth  Turkey Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Carroll |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Crooked Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles south of Pipers Gap, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°37′16″N 080°45′45″W / 36.62111°N 80.76250°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,600 ft (790 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 0.25 miles west of Lambsburg, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°34′59″N 080°46′09″W / 36.58306°N 80.76917°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,440 ft (440 m)[3] |
| Length | 2.91 mi (4.68 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 1.39 square miles (3.6 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Stewarts Creek |
| • average | 3.11 cu ft/s (0.088 m3/s) at mouth with Stewarts Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Stewarts Creek → Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Yadkin River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Blue Ridge School Road, Lambsburg Road |
Turkey Creek is a 2.91 mi (4.68 km) long 1st order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Carroll County, Virginia.
Course
Turkey Creek rises about 0.5 miles south of Pipers Gap in Carroll County and then flows generally south to join Stewarts Creek about 0.25 miles west of Lambsburg, Virginia.[3]
Watershed
Turkey Creek drains 1.39 square miles (3.6 km2) of area, receives about 53.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 266.95, and is about 87% forested.[5]
See also
References
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Turkey Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ↑ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- 1 2 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Turkey Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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