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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
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[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[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 Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBlue 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


  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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