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Turkey Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 36°34′59″N 080°46′09″W / 36.58306°N 80.76917°W / 36.58306; -80.76917
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Turkey Creek
Tributary to Stewarts Creek
Map of Turkey Creek mouth location
Map of Turkey Creek mouth location
Location of Turkey Creek mouth
Map of Turkey Creek mouth location
Map of Turkey Creek mouth location
Turkey Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary) (the United States)
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[1]
 • elevation2,600 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 / 36.58306; -80.76917[1]
 • elevation
1,440 ft (440 m)[3]
Length2.91 mi (4.68 km)[4]
Basin size1.39 square miles (3.6 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationStewarts Creek
 • average3.11 cu ft/s (0.088 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
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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "Turkey Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.