Turners Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary)

Turners Creek is a 3.03 mi (4.88 km) long 1st order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.

Turners Creek
Tributary to Stewarts Creek
Map of Turners Creek mouth location
Map of Turners Creek mouth location
Location of Turners Creek mouth
Map of Turners Creek mouth location
Map of Turners Creek mouth location
Turners Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
CityMount Airy
Physical characteristics
SourceMoores Fork divide
  locationabout 3 miles southeast of Pine Ridge, North Carolina
  coordinates36°29′05″N 080°41′34″W[1]
  elevation1,280 ft (390 m)[2]
Mouth 
  location
Mount Airy, North Carolina
  coordinates
36°28′41″N 080°38′44″W[1]
  elevation
1,010 ft (310 m)[3]
Length3.03 mi (4.88 km)[4]
Basin size1.63 square miles (4.2 km2)[5]
Discharge 
  locationStewarts Creek
  average2.59 cu ft/s (0.073 m3/s) at mouth with Stewarts Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionStewarts CreekArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMcKinney Road

Course

Turners Creek rises about 3 miles southeast of Pine Ridge, North Carolina, in Surry County and then flows east-southeast to join Stewarts Creek on the west side of Mount Airy, North Carolina.[3]

Watershed

Turners Creek drains 1.63 square miles (4.2 km2) of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 341.81, and is about 42% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Turners Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  5. "Turners Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 July 2021.


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