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Turkey Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is a tributary to the Oconee River. The stream headwaters arise just west of Jeffersonville at 32°41′19″N 83°21′27″W / 32.68861°N 83.35750°W / 32.68861; -83.35750 at an elevation of 480 feet. The stream flows southeast to enter the Oconee at Turkey Creek Landing approximately six miles southeast of Dublin at 32°25′35″N 82°49′45″W / 32.42639°N 82.82917°W / 32.42639; -82.82917 and an elevation of 150 feet.

Turkey Creek's name is an accurate preservation of its native Creek-language name, Pennohatchee meaning "turkey stream". Former variant names were "Pennohatchee Creek" and "Pinahachi Creek".

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Turkey Creek (Oconee River tributary)
2. ^ Minter, GA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1974 (1986 rev.)
3. Jeffersonville, GA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1974 (1985 rev.)
4. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 233. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

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