Turkey Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary)
Turkey Creek is a 2.91 mi (4.68 km) long 1st order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Carroll County, Virginia.
| 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[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[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 |
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
- "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.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- "Turkey Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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