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Stream in Virginia, USA
Turkey Creek
Tributary to Stewarts Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyCarroll
Physical characteristics
SourceCrooked Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles south of Pipers Gap, Virginia
 • coordinates36°37′16″N 080°45′45″W / 36.62111°N 80.76250°W / 36.62111; -80.76250
 • elevation2,600 ft (790 m)
Mouth 
 • locationabout 0.25 miles west of Lambsburg, Virginia
 • coordinates36°34′59″N 080°46′09″W / 36.58306°N 80.76917°W / 36.58306; -80.76917
 • elevation1,440 ft (440 m)
Length2.91 mi (4.68 km)
Basin size1.39 square miles (3.6 km)
Discharge 
 • locationStewarts Creek
 • average3.11 cu ft/s (0.088 m/s) at mouth with Stewarts Creek
Basin features
ProgressionStewarts CreekArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBlue 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.

Watershed

Turkey Creek drains 1.39 square miles (3.6 km) of area, receives about 53.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 266.95, and is about 87% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Turkey Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Turkey Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.


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